Incurvaria koerneriella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Nov. 21, 2024, 11:50 a.m.
A very local and rare species in Belgium. Is sometimes easily confused with Lampronia fuscatella.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Incurvariidae > Genus: Incurvaria > Species: Incurvaria koerneriella
- Vernacular names
- Beukenbladsnijdermot (NL)
- 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 111 (as I.[ncurvaria] Koerneriella. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The young larva makes a circular blotch mine in the leaves of Fagus sylvatica, sometimes on Quercus or Tilia. Then it falls to the ground in a case cut from the blotch. Bigger ones subsequently replace this case as the larva grows. The caterpillar then eats dead leaves. It hibernates fully-fed in that case—pupation in the case amongst leaf litter.
The moths are active during the day.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from April till the end of May.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Fagus and Tilia
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on Fagus sylvatica, sometimes on Quercus or Tilia.
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