Classification

Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Ancylolomiini > Genus: Ancylolomia > Species: Ancylolomia tentaculella

Vernacular names

Scarce Striped Grass-veneer, Giant Grass-moth (EN), L'Ancylolome commun, le Crambus tentaculé (FR)

First mention in Belgium

Steeman C. & Sierens T. 2020. Interessante waarnemingen van Lepidoptera in België in 2019 (Lepidoptera) — Phegea 48(2): 26–40. On page 36. view page

Status

Native

For your information, to the best of our knowledge, the first 10 Belgian observations are listed here:
1) 1 ex. on 31.vii.2018 at Hoogstraten (AN), leg. B. Hoeymans.
2) 1 ♂ on 20.vii.2019 at Laforêt (NA), leg. P. Hendrickx et al.
3) 1 ♂ on 13.viii.2020 at Gent (OV), leg. D. De Wilde.
4) 1 ♂ on 09.viii.2021 at Ukkel (BR), leg. G. Delforge.
5) 1 ex. on 16.vii.2023 at De Pinte (OV), leg. P. Vijncke.

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Distribution

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