Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 16, 2021, 10:19 a.m.
A rather common species in most areas of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Gillmeria > Species: Gillmeria ochrodactyla
- Vernacular names
- Zandvedermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Gillmeria tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 25. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 23–27 mm.
Hind legs ringed, grey-brown and dark brown.
See also G. pallidactyla, hind legs.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae hibernates in the roots of the food plant. In spring it mines a young shoot.
Pupation on the stem of the food plant.
The moths are active at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Tanacetum vulgare
The larva lives in the stem of Tanacetum vulgare.
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