Lampronia fuscatella (Tengström, 1848) Species
Last modified: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:02 p.m.
A rather rare species in Belgium. Is sometimes easily confused with Incurvaria koerneriella.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Prodoxidae > Genus: Lampronia > Species: Lampronia fuscatella
- Vernacular names
- Berkengalmot (NL), Scarce Bright (EN)
- Synonyms
- Lampronia tenuicornis (Stainton, 1854)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172 (as Incurvaria Tenuicornis. Stt.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The presence of reddish-brown frass around the exit hole indicates a larva within.
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Bionomics
Eggs are laid inside Betula twigs, usually at a node, and the larva feeds and eventually pupates inside a thick white cocoon inside the gall as well, where it hibernates. The presence of reddish-brown frass around the exit hole indicates a larva within.
The moths are active in the afternoon sunshine. They come to light in small numbers.
Flight periods
The adults fly in May and June.
