Seq # 140010060

Lampronia morosa Zeller, 1852 Species

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A very rare species in the northern part of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Prodoxidae > Genus: Lampronia > Species: Lampronia morosa
Vernacular names
Rozenscheutboorder (NL), Rose Bright (EN), Rosen-Blattsackfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 126.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 12–15 mm. A dull black appearance with a single faint yellowish dorsal spot.

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

The full-grown larva is brownish-red with a dark brown head.

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Bionomics

Older larvae bore in the leaf buds and the adjacent pith of the shoot where pupation takes place. Their presence is recognizable by excrement transported to the outside of the buds.

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Flight periods

Adult moths are on the wing in May and June.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Rosa
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