Leucoptera spartifoliella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A rather common 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July. They are mainly active at dusk.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista tinctoria
- Host plant (genera):
- Sarothamnus
The young larva makes a mine just under the bark of Sarothamnus or Genista tinctoria. It hibernates in the feeding place. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon on the stem of the foodplant.
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