Phyllonorycter scopariella (Zeller, 1846) Species
Last modified: March 20, 2024, 7:34 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gracillariidae > Subfamily: Lithocolletinae > Genus: Phyllonorycter > Species: Phyllonorycter scopariella
- Vernacular names
- Bremstengelvouwmot (NL), Broom midget (EN), Besenginster-Faltenminierer (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 156 (L.îthocolletis] Scopariella. Tischer. H. S. ). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Head ochreous, mixed with some white scales; forewing ground colour pale ochreous, white pattern consisting of a sinuose basal streak, often connected to the first costal stria; four or five costal and four dorsal striae, without any edging; some darker brown scales in the apical area.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Mine
A light greyish-brown to brown, elongated mine (15–20 mm), under the bark of young, green twigs, most commonly between two ribs.
See also gracillariidae.net and bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
The egg is oviposited at the tip of a young, green shoot. The caterpillar mines downwards from this spot. Pupation inside the mine. After emergence of the adult, the pupal skin protrudes from the mine.
Flight periods
One generation a year during May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cytisus scoparius
The species is monophagous on Cytisus scoparius.
Habitat
Dry, sandy, and xerothermic places.
