Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 12:41 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix bechsteinella
- Vernacular names
- Meidoornooglapmot (NL), Weißdorn-Zwergwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Bucculatrix crataegi Zeller, 1839
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1901. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 100–104. On page 101 (as Bucculatrix crataegi Z.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The young larva mines the leaf of Crataegus, Malus, Pyrus or Sorbus, generally beside a vein. Later, it feeds externally, mainly on the upper side of the leaf.
Pupation in a white, ribbed cocoon on detritus.
The adults fly in the evening and later come occasionally to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from mid-May till mid-August, most commonly in the second half of May.
