Gelechia scotinella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 8:04 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Gelechia > Species: Gelechia scotinella
- Vernacular names
- Sleedoornhaakpalpmot (NL), Blackthorn Gelechia, Thicket Groundling (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 131.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–14 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives in the flowers and flower buds on the host plant but it also eates the leaves when the flowers have withered.
The adults become active from sunset onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June towards August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica and Prunus cerasifera
The larva feeds mainly on Prunus spinosa, also found on Prunus domestica and on Prunus cerasifera.
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Habitat
It inhabits gardens, scrubland, wood edges, hedgerows and blackthorn thickets.
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