Dahlica sauteri - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Dahlica listerella

Seq # 160110015

Dahlica triquetrella

Dahlica sauteri (Hättenschwiler, 1977) Species

Last modified: Feb. 25, 2021, 3:29 p.m.

A very rare species in Belgium, possibly overlooked because of the difficulty of the genus.

Details

Classification: Family: Psychidae > Subfamily: Naryciinae > Tribus: Dahlicini > Genus: Dahlica > Species: Dahlica sauteri
Vernacular names: Kleine zandzakdrager (NL), Sauters Zwerg-Sackträger (DE)
Status: Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan male 12–14 mm. Males have wings, females are apterous.

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Specimens in nature

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Case

Lenght 5–7 mm, covered with fine grains of sand. Like all species of the genus Dahlica, the case is a three-sided crosssection with one vertex and the sides are situated laterally in the lower part. Each species features its specific bag, but there are sometimes difficult to tell apart.

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