Bucculatrix frangutella (Goeze, 1783) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 5:23 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix frangutella
- Vernacular names
- Vuilboomooglapmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Bucculatrix rhamnifoliella (Treitschke, 1833)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 154.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Mine
Initialy the mine is a tightly wound spiral, this part of the mine is blackish violet colored, later the mine straightens and here the staining is absent.
After leaving the mine, the larva feeds externally and eats small windows from below.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
Pupates in a pale ribbed cocoon spun on a leaf or amongst leaf litter.
The adults are active in the evening sunshine and later come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from early June towards late July.
