Bucculatrix nigricomella
Seq # 180010120
Bucculatrix thoracella

Bucculatrix noltei Petry, 1912 Species

Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 5:25 p.m.

A fairly common species in Belgium, with the bulk of observations in the northern part of the country.

Details

Classification
Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix noltei
Vernacular names
Bijvoetooglapmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Coenen F. 1986a. Bucculatrix noltei (Petry) espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge (Lep. Lyonetiidae). — Linneana belgica 10: 237–240. On page 237.
Status

Native

Distribution

Mine

The initial mine is a very thin corridor with a central reddish brown frass line. Later, it feeds externally and creates small fleck mines or windows, which is very obvious and typical for the species.
See also bladmineerders.be.

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Bionomics

The young larva mines the leaf of Artemisia vulgaris.
The adults are active in late afternoon sunshine and later come occasionally to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from late May till August.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Artemisia

The larva mines the leaf of Artemisia vulgaris.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1781 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1779 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1955 Antwerpen
  • 1905 Limburg
  • 198 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 26 Brabant Wallon
  • 1662 Hainaut
  • 2204 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2213 Luxembourg