Seq # 155035010

Ischnoscia borreonella (Millière, 1874) Species

Last modified: July 13, 2024, 6:19 p.m.


New discovered for Belgium in 2023 at LG.


Details

Classification
Family: Meessiidae > Genus: Ischnoscia > Species: Ischnoscia borreonella
Vernacular names
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Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 6–7 mm. Head brush pale yellowish. Labial palp light yellowish brown, second segment apically with bristle. Antenna as long as forewing, shining light yellowish brown.
Thorax and tegulae and forewing shining pale yellowish, forewing without any pattern, only at apex a lot of dark scales. Hindwing shining white.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing in July and August, sometimes till September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Lichens

The larva lives probably on lichens on stones.

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Habitat

The species in Belgium is found in a quarry.

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