Endotricha flammealis
Flamed Kleinzünsler ( Endotricha flammealis )
The Flamed Kleinzünsler ( Endotricha flammealis ) is a butterfly of the family of the corn borer.
Features
The Flamed Kleinzünsler has a wingspan 17-23 mm. The front wings are ocher in color, orange-red dark purple to dark brown. The dark form is referred to in the literature as f adustalis, the most rare, bright ocher form as f lutealis. The root and Saumfeld is separated from midfield respectively by a brownish -rimmed, bright, each slightly curved, slightly jagged transverse line. The front wing whose leading edge is dotted white, have a black spot in the middle. The fringes are whitish at the apex. The antennae of the male are relatively short and ciliated; the sensor of the female are simple and thready.
Way of life
The moths fly from May to September. They hide during the day and only become active during twilight. They are often observed on artificial light sources and can be lured with sugary baits. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves of the food plants of the caterpillars. The caterpillars can be observed from August to September. The young caterpillars, which have a brown color, first living on the underside of leaves in tissue chambers. From about October, they go close to the ground and feed on fallen leaves of oaks and willows. You may also find the caterpillars but of herbs such as birdsfoot trefoil ( Lotus ), agrimony ( Agrimonia ) and blueberries (Vaccinium ). Pupation occurs in a cocoon in the soil.
Occurrence and distribution
This borer lives in deciduous forests and oak thickets, forest edges and meadows. He is in almost all of Europe beheimat with the exception of Northern Europe. In the north, the range extends to Denmark and southern Sweden. The species is not been established in Ireland. In the south, the distribution area of North Africa, the Near East, the Caucasus extends to Kazakhstan.