Seq # 265550095

Scrobipalpa freyii (Scott, 1859) Species

Last modified: May 6, 2025, 11:40 a.m.


Recorded for the first time in Belgium in 2018 in Torgny (LX). A very rare and seldom recorded species in the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Scrobipalpa > Species: Scrobipalpa freyii
Vernacular names
Centauriezandvleugeltje (NL)
Synonyms
Scrobipalpa pauperella (Heinemann, 1870)
First mention in Belgium
Wullaert S. 2019a. Resultaten van de Werkgroep Bladmineerders uit 2018 met meldingen van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België en met tien nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Blastobasidae, Gelechiidae, Gracillariidae, Nepticulidae en Tortricidae). — Phegea 47(2): 30–46. On page 35 (as Scrobipalpa pauperella (Heinemann, 1870)). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Flight periods

The adults have been observed from early May till mid-August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Centaurea scabiosa and Petasites albus

The larva lives on Asteraceae.

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