Ectoedemia agrimoniae (Frey, 1858) Species
Last modified: March 29, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, only known from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Ectoedemia > Species: Ectoedemia agrimoniae
- Vernacular names
- Agrimonieblaasmijnmot (NL), Agrimony Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 1998. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Studiedocumenten Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 92: 1–236. On page 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Egg
The egg is laid on the upperside of Agrimonia or Aremonia.
Mine
Initially the larva makes a slender strongly contorted gallery with interrupted linear frass leaving distinct clear margins, later the gallery broadens and finally ends in a irregular blotch which often absorbs the earlier gallery. Often several mines on the same leaf.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
The pale violet to blackish cocoon is spun inside the mine. Therefore it is very visible when holding the leaf against the light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Agrimonia
In Belgium Ectoedemia agrimoniae feeds on Agrimonia. In southeast Europe also on Aremonia agrimonoides.
