Gnorimoschema herbichii
Seq # 265530010
Phthorimaea operculella

Gnorimoschema streliciella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Species

Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 11:04 a.m.

This species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time and is thought to be extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Gnorimoschema > Species: Gnorimoschema streliciella
Vernacular names
Donkere schemamot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1901. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 100–104. On page 103.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 13–15 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Larva undescribed.

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Bionomics

The larvae lives below the ground surface in a silken gallery where it mines the leaves from the underside. It prefers sandy places as the larvae make sandy tubes on the ground.
The adults become active during late evening but can rather easily befound in the daytime too, especially in cloudy weather. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from June towards August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Antennaria dioica

The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica.

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Habitat

It inhabits sparse, sandy ground with low vegetation.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

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    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg