Bucculatrix ulmifoliae Hering, 1931 Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
A new species for Belgium in 2007 in AN. Since then spread out over the whole country, with more observations in the northern part of the country. Status is still rare.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix > Species: Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
- Vernacular names
- Donkere iepenooglapmot (NL), Ulmen-Zwergwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Snyers C. 2008b. Bucculatrix ulmifoliae (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae), een nieuwe soort voor de lijst van de Belgische Lepidoptera. — Phegea 36(3): 95–97. On page 95. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Mine
The young larva mines the leaf of Ulmus. The corridor follows the midrib and/or a lateral vein, and most of the gallery completely filled with frass.
See also bladmineerders.be.
Bionomics
Pupation in a grey-black, ribbed cocoon.
The adults are active in the evening.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from April till May and again during July.
