Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz, 1872) Species
Last modified: March 29, 2024, 3:49 p.m.
Used to be a rare and fragmented species in Belgium but nowadays fairly common throughout the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Ectoedemia > Species: Ectoedemia hannoverella
- Vernacular names
- Populierenbladsteelmineermot (NL), New Poplar Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dufrane A. 1942. Microlépidoptères de la faune belge, (1re note). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 18(5): 1–12. On page 12 (as Nepticula hannoverella Glitz.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Light yellow.
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Mine
The larva starts mining the petiole and forms an elongated blotch in the base of the leaf usually between the leaf margin and the first big lateral vein. The black frass is deposited on either side of the mine in two black lines.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
Pupates outside the mine in a reddish brown to dark brown cocoon on the ground.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generations a year during May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus nigra and Populus × canadensis
The larva lives on Populus nigra and Populus x canadensis.
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