Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Species
Last modified: Sept. 2, 2024, 9:05 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix artemisiella
- Vernacular names
- Averuitooglapmot (NL), Feldbeifuß-Zwergwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1898. Note sur quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 42: 34–38. On page 37 (as Bucculatrix Ratisbonensis H. S.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Variable species. Forewing white with dark pattern which varies in strength and extent but normally consists of 2 longitudinal stripes in the inner part, oblique stripe from the front edge 2/3 out, spot at the rear edge and dark spot and dark scales far out.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
Hibernation as egg or young larva.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
Adults are on the wing during May and June and probably during July and August.
