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Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Species

Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 5:46 p.m.


A very rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Gracillariidae > Subfamily: Lithocolletinae > Genus: Phyllonorycter > Species: Phyllonorycter apparella
Vernacular names
Schaarse espenvouwmot (NL), Aspen midget (EN)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 113–115. On page 115. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Head white, forewing ground colour white with light brown striae and other markings.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Egg

Deposited singly on the underside of a leaf.

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Mine

Oval tentiform mine on the underside of a leaf, visible from the upperside like a yellowish green blotch. The mine has some rosy-purplish tinge. Usually one, but sometimes two strongly folds in centre of the mine.
See also gracillariidae.net and bladmineerders.be.

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Cocoon/pupa

A rather large, whitish cocoon.

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Bionomics

The adults are mainly active at dusk and come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year: from late April till June and again in August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Populus tremula and Populus canescens

The larva lives on Populus canescens and P. tremula.

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