Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849 Species
Last modified: March 3, 2024, 5:48 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Yponomeutidae > Subfamily: Yponomeutinae > Genus: Zelleria > Species: Zelleria hepariella
- Vernacular names
- Essenmineermot (NL), Brown Ash Ermine (EN), Eschen-Gespinstmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Peeters A. 2013a. Zelleria hepariella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), nieuw voor de Belgische fauna. — Phegea 41(1): 23. On page 23. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 11,5–15 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a thick silken web among spun leaf-tips, sometimes several larvae in each spinning.
It pupates in a dense white cocoon attached on a leaf.
The adult moths hibernate in dense cover. They come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, onwards from July to August, and again after hibernation till late April.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fraxinus excelsior
The larva feeds on Fraxinus excelsior.
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