Friedlanderia cicatricella (Hübner, 1824) Species
Last modified: Nov. 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Only known from older records in LI where it used to be locally common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Haimbachiini > Genus: Friedlanderia > Species: Friedlanderia cicatricella
- Vernacular names
- Biessnuitmot (NL), Clubrush Veneer (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1955a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 55: 3–4, 53–54, 82. On page 82.
- Status
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Native
First record for our country in 1955 at Zutendaal (LI).
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva bores on the stem, causing it to colour conspicuously yellow. Pupation in the stem, in preparation an oval exit opening is made a few cm above the place of the pupa.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from June towards August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Scirpus lacustris
The larva feeds on Scirpus lacustris.
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