Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa O., [1836]) Species
Last modified: Feb. 11, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Cemiostomidae > Genus: Leucoptera > Species: Leucoptera malifoliella
- Vernacular names
- Appelsneeuwmot (NL), Apfelbaum-Langhornminierfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Leucoptera scitella (Zeller, 1839)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 153 (as C.[emiostoma] Scitella. Metz.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Mine
The larva makes a typical round blotch on the upperside of a leaf with the frass dispersed in arches.
See also bladmineerders.be
Flight periods
The adults fly in one or two generations a year during June and July and around August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sorbus aucuparia and Malus sylvestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus, Malus, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Cydonia, Mespilus, Prunus and Betula
The larva mines the leaf of Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus, Prunus, Pyrus, Sorbus aucuparia or Betula.
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