Buckleria paludum
Seq # 321140010
Calyciphora albodactylus

Buszkoiana capnodactylus (Zeller, 1841) Species

Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

First observation in Belgium in 1997 in LG. A very rare and very local species only known from a few observations.

Details

Classification
Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Buszkoiana > Species: Buszkoiana capnodactylus
Vernacular names
Chocolaatje (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Spronck R. 2001. Buszkoiana capnodactylus, une nouvelle espèce pour la faune belge (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). — Phegea 29(2): 73–75. On page 73. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan about 25 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva feeds in the lower parts of the stem of the food plant. Its presence can be noticed by the faecal remains which are dropped in a spinning through a hole in the stem.

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Flight periods

One generation a year from late May till July.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Petasites hybridus

Monophagous on Petasites hybridus.

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Habitat

Wet, shady places in woodlands, marshes, brooks, where the food plant grows.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg