Gelechiidae : Anomologinae
Aristotelia ericinella
ARISTOTELIA ericinella (Zeller, 1839)
Aristotelia ericinella
ARISTOTELIA ericinella (Zeller, 1839)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Heather Neb
Wingspan: 12-13mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Luxembourg,
Madeira,Malta,Romania,Sicily & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England,Wales - local : Scotland - very local
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is dark brown turning towards reddish brown adjacent to the dorsum, with four oblique silky white cross bands, the median pair joining to form a "V". There are also irregular white spots in the apical area. As a well marked gelechid is it easy to distinguish from other similar species.
The moth flies in the afternoon and evening and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 12-13mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Luxembourg,
Madeira,Malta,Romania,Sicily & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England,Wales - local : Scotland - very local
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Gelechia ericinella (Zeller, 1839)
- Tinea decurtella Hübner, 1813
- Not Specified
Habitat: Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is dark brown turning towards reddish brown adjacent to the dorsum, with four oblique silky white cross bands, the median pair joining to form a "V". There are also irregular white spots in the apical area. As a well marked gelechid is it easy to distinguish from other similar species.
The moth flies in the afternoon and evening and is attracted to light.
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.
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.
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather - Ling
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather - Ling
- Empetraceae - Crowberry Family
- Empetrum nigrum - Crowberry, Black crowberry
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Anomologinae ARISTOTELIA Hübner 1825 Aristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839) - Tinea decurtella Hübner, 1813 - GELECHIA ericinella (Zeller, 1839) = Aristotelia micella Hübner 1803 = Aristotelia silendrella Caradja 1920 - Isis von Oken by Oken, Lorenz, 1779-1851 Volume v.32 1839 : Title Page : p.202 - n.78 - Not Specified |