Seq # 315010020

Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Species

Last modified: April 7, 2021, 4:59 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Alucitidae > Genus: Alucita > Species: Alucita hexadactyla
Vernacular names
Kamperfoeliebloesemmot (NL)
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 25.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 14–16 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Mine

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Bionomics

It pupates in a tough cocoon on or under the surface of the ground.
The adults hibernate. They are active at dusk and after dark and sometimes come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from August till June, with peaks in April–May and July–August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Lonicera periclymenum

The larva lives in the flower-buds and mines in the leaves of Lonicera periclymenum, and other Lonecera sp.

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