Seq # 215020010

Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851) Species

Last modified: Jan. 11, 2025, 7:43 a.m.


A very rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Lyonetiidae > Subfamily: Cemiostominae > Genus: Leucoptera > Species: Leucoptera laburnella
Vernacular names
Goudenregenmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1861. Observations diverses. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 58–61. On page 61 (as Cemiostema [sic] laburnella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Mine

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Bionomics

The young larva makes a very short, sinuous leaf mine, followed by a ca. 10 mm long serpentine mine ending in a blotch of ca. 1 cm diameter on the host plant.
Pupation in a silken cocoon on the food plant or in the nearby vegetation.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from mid-May till the beginning of September. The main flight period is June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Genista tinctoria
Host plant (genera):
Laburnum

The main host plant is Laburnum anagyroides. It has also been recorded on Genista and Lupinus.

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