Prochoreutis sehestediana

Choreutidae : Choreutinae

Prochoreutis sehestediana

PROCHOREUTIS sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])

Kind permission - © Tim Norriss

Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only

Description

Vernacular Name: Silver-dot Twitcher
Wingspan: 9-12mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,Madeira,Malta,Norway,Sardinia,Sicily & Slovenia) : Nepal : Japan : Sri Lanka : India
UK Distribution: Very local in parts of southern England & western Scotland
UK Conservation Status -

Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name -

Pyralis sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])

Type Species - Prochoreutis

Pyralis myllerana Fabricius, 1794

Type Locality -

Germany: Kiel ("Chilonii")

Flight Period: late May - September - Bivoltine
Habitat: Marshes : Damp Heathland : Woodland Rides : Fens : Drainage Ditches
Similar Species -

Prochoreutis myllerana (Fabricius, 1794)

Larva: The final instar larva is semi-translucent green, clearly showing the dorsal vessel, and with a series of small black dots over each segment. Head is light brown.
Pupa: Pupates in silken tent formed on underside of leaf
Observations: Although Similar to p.myllerana this moth has smaller white spots and less rounded with the white speckling in the median area covering almost the full wing width. The subterminal line is distinct with this species but indistinct on the similar species. The apex is less rounded with this moth.Worn individuals would require genitalia examination to differentiate between the two species.

A Nationally Scarce species its is only found locally in southern England and western Scotland.

Moth flies by day, usually around host plant and is a rare visitor to the light trap

Photo Gallery

Larval Food Plants Worldwide

Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.

Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Scutellaria galericulata - Common Skullcap, Marsh skullcap
- Scutellaria minor - Lesser Skullcap

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Choreutoidea
Choreutidae
Choreutinae
PROCHOREUTIS Diakonoff & Heppner 1980
Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])
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Pyralis myllerana Fabricius, 1794
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PYRALIS sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])
= Anthophila punctosa Haworth, [1811]
= Choreutis philonyma Meyrick, 1912
= Choreutis phalaraspis Meyrick, 1923
= Simaethis punctosa
= Choreutes scintilulalis
= Choreutis punctosa
= Xylopoda punctosa
= Choreutis sehestediana
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PROCHOREUTIS Diakonoff & Heppner 1980
= Choreutis auct.
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Genera insectorvm eorvmqve characteres natvrales secvndvm nvmervm, figvram, sitvm et proportionem omnivm partivm oris adiecta mantissa speciervm nvper detectarvm. - pp. [1-15], 1-310. Chilonii. (Bartsch) : Title Page : p.293 - n.47-48
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Germany: Kiel ("Chilonii")