Nothris lemniscellus (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Jan. 10, 2024, 9:53 a.m.
A very rare species in the southern part of Belgium, confined to the Calestienne area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anacampsinae > Tribus: Chelariini > Genus: Nothris > Species: Nothris lemniscellus
- Vernacular names
- Sneeuwschoudermot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Leestmans R. 1978. Faunistique de la Belgique et des régions limitrophes. — Linneana belgica 7: 255–260. On page 257.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The orange-like caterpillar has a brown-black head.
Mine
Full depth mine. The corridor forms a loose spiral, sides are irregularly scalloped. Frass in a broad central line, part of it is ejected through a small opening at the beginning of the corridor. Later it becomes a blotch mine, generally adjacent to the leaf margin.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
When the larva leaves the mine, it lives free among spun ground leaves. The adults come sparsely to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from early August till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Globularia punctata
The monophagous larva lives on Globularia and mines the leafs.
Habitat
Calcareous, rocky areas where the host plant occurs.
