Seq # 190140010

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805) Species

Last modified: Feb. 16, 2024, 5:41 p.m.


A rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Yponomeutidae > Subfamily: Yponomeutinae > Genus: Paraswammerdamia > Species: Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
Vernacular names
Witkraagduifmot (NL)
Synonyms
Paraswammerdamia spiniella (Hübner, 1807) and Paraswammerdamia caesiella (Hübner, 1813), nec (Hübner, 1796)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 26.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Caterpillar


Mine


Bionomics

Young larva mines a leaf of Prunus spinosa in autumn. Hibernation in a white hibernaculum, mostly spun at the spine bases or forks between twigs. In spring it feeds, sometimes gregariously, in a white silken web amongst the leaves and twigs of the hostplant. Pupation within the web.

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Flight periods

Adults are on the wing from May until September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Prunus spinosa

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.

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