Argyresthia illuminatella
Seq # 210011045
Argyresthia praecocella

Argyresthia laevigatellus (Heydenreich, 1851) Species

Last modified: Feb. 21, 2024, 3:17 p.m.

First observed in Belgium in 2010 in WV. Hitherto still a very rare and local species.

Details

Classification
Family: Argyresthiidae > Genus: Argyresthia > Subgenus: Blastotere > Species: Argyresthia laevigatellus
Vernacular names
Larikspedaalmot (NL), Lärchentriebmotte (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Wullaert S. 2016b. Argyresthia laevigatella - larikspedaalmot (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae), nieuw voor de Belgische fauna. — Phegea 44(4): 107–109. On page 107. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Egg

The eggs are laid on a twig about 5 to 10 cm from the top. The female mainly chooses young trees.

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Caterpillar

The pale yellow caterpillar has a black head; prothoracic plate with two triangular markings; prolegs and anal claspers black.

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Bionomics

The caterpillars live in the young shoots and eat the shoot, the leaves fall off and the plant withers. Before the larva pupates, it makes a roundish hole in the bottom of the shoot and close it again with some silk. The caterpillar pupates in the shoot and the pupa lies in a white silk cocoon. ​

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Observed on

Host plant (species):
Larix decidua
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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg