Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827) Species
Last modified: Oct. 11, 2023, 12:56 p.m.
New to Belgium in 2016 in WV.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia angustea
- Vernacular names
- Smalle granietmot (NL), Narrow-winged Grey (EN), L'Eudorée anguleuse (FR)
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–22 mm. A rather small, narrow-winged species. Forewing brown-tinted with acute apex and oblique termen.
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually late from July through to early November. A bivoltine cycle is suggested by the data, with a small proportion of the autumn brood overwintering and re-appearing during the spring (May-June).
Belgian data onwards from 8 September till 31 October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva feed on various mosses on walls and in sand dunes.
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Habitat
Prefers coastal habitats but it can be found locally inland.
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