Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805) Species
Last modified: May 1, 2022, 12:44 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
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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