Seq # 500520005

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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 17–22 mm. A rather small, narrow-winged species. Forewing brown-tinted with acute apex and oblique termen.

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Specimens in nature


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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