Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2024, 11:09 a.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Incurvariidae > Genus: Phylloporia > Species: Phylloporia bistrigella
- Vernacular names
- Gelijnde witvlekmot, Bandwitvlekmot (NL), Striped Leaf-cutter (EN), Zweistreifiger Birken-Blattsackfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1860. Lépidoptères et chenilles observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 108–112. On page 111 (as Tinea bistrigella. Haw.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The young larva makes a linear mine in the leaves of the food plant, creating an irregular whitish elongate blotch. Later it cuts out an oval case and drops to the ground.
Pupation in the case on the ground.
The moths are sometimes active during the day, flying around small birches. They come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May to early July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Betula pubescens, Betula pendula and Betula nana
The larva lives on Betula spp.
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