Bucculatrix noltei
Seq # 180010130
Bucculatrix ulmella

Bucculatrix thoracella (Thunberg, 1794) Species

Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 5:26 p.m.

A fairly common species in Belgium, with most observations in the northern part of the country.

Details

Classification
Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix thoracella
Vernacular names
Lindeooglapmot (NL)
Synonyms
Bucculatrix hippocastanella (Duponchel, 1840)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 154.
Status

Native

Distribution

Mine

The young larva mines mainly in the leaf of Tilia cordata and sometimes also Tilia x vulgaris, in a narrow mine, usually following a leaf-vein.
See also bladmineerders.be

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Bionomics

Later, after the mining, it feeds externally on the underside of the leaf.
Pupation in a cocoon on the trunk of the tree or in leaf litter.
The adults are active in the evening.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year: in May-June, and in August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Tilia cordata and Tilia vulgaris

The larva mines mainly in the leaf of Tilia cordata and sometimes also Tilia x vulgaris.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg