Swammerdamia caesiella (Hübner, 1796) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2025, 12:16 p.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Yponomeutidae > Subfamily: Yponomeutinae > Genus: Swammerdamia > Species: Swammerdamia caesiella
- Vernacular names
- Egale duifmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Swammerdamia heroldella (Hübner, 1825) and Swammerdamia griseocapitella (Stainton, 1851)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as heroldella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives under a slight silken web on the upperside of the food plant's leaves. It pupates in a dense white cocoon on or close to the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from May to August, occasionally till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula
The larva lives on Betula. In Belgium also found occasionally on Sorbus aucuparia.
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