Bohemannia pulverosella (Stainton, 1849) Species
Last modified: Oct. 27, 2023, 9:12 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, though recorded from all provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Bohemannia > Species: Bohemannia pulverosella
- Vernacular names
- Vroege appeldwergmot (NL), Dusty Apple Pigmy (EN), Früher Wildapfel-Zwergminierfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Wullaert S. 2015. Melding van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België met 10 nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Nepticulidae, Tineida, Momphidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae en Geometridae). — Phegea 43(3): 50–63. On page 52 (as Bohemannia pulverosella (Stainton, 1849) ). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Egg
The egg is deposited on either surface of the leaf, near the leaf margin.
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Mine
The mine starts as a gallery mostly following the leaf margin; later it widens into an elongated blotch filled with brown frass.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
The species hibernates in the pupal stage.
This species has only one generation a year, larvae are to be found in June and July.
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Flight periods
Adults are on the wing in May.
