Seq # 315010005

Alucita desmodactyla Zeller, 1847 Species

Last modified: June 16, 2023, 2:54 p.m.


New to Belgium in 2022 in LX.


Details

Classification
Family: Alucitidae > Genus: Alucita > Species: Alucita desmodactyla
Vernacular names
Bergandoornwaaiermot (NL), Ziest-Geistchen (DE)
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Flight periods

Adults fly from the end of July till early December, hibernate, and reappear in spring from March to June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Stachys alpina and Stachys sylvatica

The larvae feed on Stachys sp. like S. sylvatica and S. alpina.

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