Seq # 140010050

Lampronia luzella (Hübner, 1817) Species

Last modified: March 12, 2024, 11:49 a.m.


A very rare and declining species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Prodoxidae > Genus: Lampronia > Species: Lampronia luzella
Vernacular names
Zwartkopscheutboorder (NL), Wood Bright (EN)
First mention in Belgium
Sauveur J. & Fologne E. 1863. Liste des Tinéides de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 7: 95–117. On page 100 (as Lampronia luzella, H.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Little is known about the life history, but likely to feed on plant material and dead lives and presumably Rubus.
The moths are active in the afternoon sunshine.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late April till mid July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Rubus

Observations suggest that the moth is associated with Rubus.

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