Heliozela sericiella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Nov. 14, 2024, 10:11 a.m.
An uncommon species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Heliozelidae > Genus: Heliozela > Species: Heliozela sericiella
- Vernacular names
- Eikenzilvervlekmot (NL), Oak Satin Lift (EN)
- Synonyms
- Heliozela metallicella (Duponchel, 1840) and Heliozela stanneella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)
- 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 139 (as Tinagma Metallicella Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The mine starts in the petiole, or bark or twig, and ends with an excision very close to the leaf base of the leaf. The oval case is portable and the larva descends in it to the ground where it's attached to detritus. Pupation in the case. The adults can be seen flying in numbers around the lower branches of the food plant and in the surrounding undergrowth.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid-April to early June.
