Seq # 215020060

Leucoptera spartifoliella (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: Jan. 31, 2024, 5:39 p.m.


A rather rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Lyonetiidae > Subfamily: Cemiostominae > Genus: Leucoptera > Species: Leucoptera spartifoliella
Vernacular names
Bremsneeuwmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 25.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Mine


Cocoon/pupa


Bionomics

The young larva makes a mine just under the bark of the food plant. It hibernates in the feeding place.
Pupation takes place in a white cocoon on the stem of the food plant.
The adults are mainly active at dusk.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in June and July.


Observed on

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

The larva lives on Cytisus or Genista tinctoria.

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