Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851 Species
Last modified: Oct. 3, 2021, 2:50 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, only known from the northern part. Can be locally common in some brackish salt marshes and estuaries.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix maritima
- Vernacular names
- Zeeasterooglapmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1947c. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 47(5–8): 43–44. On page 44.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The young larva mines the leaf of his host plant, the initial mine is in part of the layers of a leaf, later when it leaves, it makes full depht shorter mines and sometimes creating windows.
Pupation in a white cocoon.
The adults are active in late afternoon sunshine and later come occasionally to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from June till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Aster tripolium
The larva mines the leaf of Aster tripolium.
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