Lyonetia prunifoliella
Seq # 215020010
Leucoptera lotella

Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851) Species

Last modified: Nov. 28, 2024, 12:34 p.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.
Status

Native

Distribution

Mine

See also bladmineerders.be

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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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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg