Seq # 265450010

Gelechia hippophaella (Schrank, 1802) Species

Last modified: May 21, 2022, 4:05 p.m.


This species is not seen in Belgium for quite some time, probably extinct


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Gelechia > Species: Gelechia hippophaella
Vernacular names
Duindoornpalpmot (NL), Rötlichgrauer Sanddorn-Palpenfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1864. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge observés par E. Fologne. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 8: 273–276. On page 275.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 18–20 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Observed on

Host plant (species):
Hippophae rhamnoides

The larva lives monophagously on Hippophae rhamnoides.

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