Seq # 180010060

Bucculatrix cristatella (Zeller, 1839) Species

Last modified: Sept. 3, 2024, 1:31 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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Mine

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Bionomics

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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