Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Species
Last modified: Oct. 13, 2022, 2:48 p.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 35.
- 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
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
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.
