Seq # 250120025

Depressaria beckmanni Heinemann, 1870 Species

Last modified: March 27, 2024, 10:29 a.m.


New to Belgium in 2019 in LG.
A species that is closely related to Depressaria douglasella species group and cannot be identified based on external characteristics.


Details

Classification
Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Depressaria > Species: Depressaria beckmanni
Vernacular names
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Status

Native


Distribution


Bionomics

The caterpillars would eat the lower leaves of the food plant. There are indications that the species does not overwinter as an adult.

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Flight periods

Adults are on the wing during July and August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Pimpinella major

The larva lives exclusively on Pimpinella major.

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Habitat

It inhabits marshy areas along small rivers in higher areas where the food plant grows.

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