Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849 Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 12:42 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)
- 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
Museum specimens
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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 from July to August and again after hibernation till late April.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fraxinus excelsior
The larva lives on Fraxinus excelsior.
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