Bucculatrix cristatella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix cristatella
- Vernacular names
- Duizendbladooglapmot (NL), Crested Bent-wing (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1907b. Compte rendu des recherches entomologiques entreprises à Rochefort, pendant l’été de 1907. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 7: 42–46. On page 45 (as Bucculatrix cristatella Z.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva pupates in a white ribbed cocoon.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year during May and June and again from July till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Achillea millefolium
The young larva mines the leaf of Achillea millefolium.
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