Seq # 265380075

Monochroa rumicetella (Hofmann O., 1868) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:44 p.m.


Discovered new for Belgium in 2018 in LI. Hitherto, this very rare and local species is only known from one location in LI.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Monochroa > Species: Monochroa rumicetella
Vernacular names
Zuringboegsprietmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Wullaert S. 2019a. Resultaten van de Werkgroep Bladmineerders uit 2018 met meldingen van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België en met tien nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Blastobasidae, Gelechiidae, Gracillariidae, Nepticulidae en Tortricidae). — Phegea 47(2): 30–46. On page 35. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan about 8–10 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva mines the smallest leaves, which turns in a whitish, swollen blotch-mine
Adults become active around sunset and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late April till late August in two generations a year.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Rumex acetosella

The larva lives on Rumex acetosella.

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Habitat

It inhabits in suitable localities where the food plant occurs.

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