Teleiopsis rosalbella
Seq # 265720010
Elachista adscitella

Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) Species

Last modified: June 18, 2020, 10:21 a.m.

First Belgian record in 2020, probably overlooked in earlier years.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Litini > Genus: Xenolechia > Species: Xenolechia aethiops
Vernacular names
Dopheidezwerfmot (NL)
Status

Native

Distribution

Caterpillar

The larva mines at first in mainly Erica sp. Later it lives in a silken gallery amongst the leaves of Erica or Calluna vulgaris, close to the ground, and mainly feeds in mosses of the genus Cladonia. It can best be searched for in June–early July.

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Flight periods

One generation a year: April–May.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea
Host plant (genera):
Erica
Substrates:
Lichens

Lichens of the genus Cladonia, and the lower leaves of Erica sp. and Calluna vulgaris.

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Habitat

Moors and heathland.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1736 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1744 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1919 Antwerpen
  • 1885 Limburg
  • 153 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 13 Brabant Wallon
  • 1621 Hainaut
  • 2178 Namur
  • 2098 Liège
  • 2162 Luxembourg