Elachista rufocinerea
Seq # 270210400
Elachista serricornis

Elachista scirpi Stainton, 1887 Species

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2022, 10:37 a.m.

A very rare species in Belgium, not often seen.

Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista scirpi
Vernacular names
Heenmineermot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1949b. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 49: 90–91, 110. On page 90.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

The caterpillar is pale green/yellow, with the head pale yellow.

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Mine

The mines are wide greenish/white and rather easy to find.
See also bladmineerders.be

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Bionomics

The mines are formed from March till May.

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Flight periods

The moth flies from June to early August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Scirpus maritimus and Juncus compressus

This larva lives on: Bolboschoenus maritimus, Juncus compressus or Juncus gerardii.

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Habitat

To be found in salt-marshes where the food plants occur.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg