Gracillaria syringella
Seq # 185160010
Sabulopteryx limosella

Povolnya leucapennella (Stephens, 1835) Species

Last modified: April 20, 2020, 11:08 a.m.

Only known from a single record: Belgium, NA, Rochefort, 1849, 1 specimen, leg. J. Colbeau. Probably extinct now.

Details

Classification
Family: Gracillariidae > Subfamily: Gracillariinae > Tribus: Gracillariini > Genus: Povolnya > Species: Povolnya leucapennella
Vernacular names
Fijngevlekte eikensteltmot (NL), Sulphur slender (EN)
Synonyms
Povolnya sulphurella (Haworth, 1828), nec (Fabricius, 1775) and Povolnya citrinella (Zeller, 1839)
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 147 (as citrinellum). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Ground colour either brownish or greyish white, both forms without a real pattern but with a lot of darker scales all over the wing giving a mottled appearance. There exist also many mixed forms.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Mine

First instars make a narrow gallery on the underside of the leaf which later on widens into a blotch situated between two veins.
See also gracillariidae.net and bladmineerders.be.

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Cocoon/pupa

A greyish green, transparant cocoon on the underside of a leaf.

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Bionomics

Free living instars at first feed under a folded leaf margin and then roll a leaf tip downwards. The caterpillars make two such rolls. They have a preference for fresh leaves. The species hibernates in the adult stage.

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Flight periods

Two generations per year: May–June and July–August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Quercus ilex, Quercus robur and Castanea sativa
Host plant (genera):
Quercus

Mainly on Quercus ilex, but also observed on Quercus robur and Castanea sativa.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg