Seq # 190150010

Pseudoswammerdamia combinella (Hübner, 1786) Species

Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 12:42 p.m.


A very rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Yponomeutidae > Subfamily: Yponomeutinae > Genus: Pseudoswammerdamia > Species: Pseudoswammerdamia combinella
Vernacular names
Rode duifmot (NL), Copper-tipped Ermine (EN)
Synonyms
Pseudoswammerdamia comptella (Hübner, 1796)
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 113.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Mine

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Bionomics

The young larva makes a white blotch mine in a lower leaf of the food plant. Later on, it lives in a thick web, often several larvae in the same web.
Pupation in a dense white silken cocoon amongst detritus on the ground. The pupa hibernates.
The adults occasionally come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from early May till mid June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Prunus spinosa

The young lives in a lower leaf of Prunus spinosa.

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