Ectoedemia intimella (Zeller, 1848) Species
Last modified: Dec. 16, 2025, 7 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Ectoedemia > Species: Ectoedemia intimella
- Vernacular names
- Wilgennerfmineermot (NL), Black-spot Sallow Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1907a. Observations sur quelques larves de microlépidoptères des environs de Bruxelles. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 7: 11–12. On page 12. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Egg
Egg on upperside of the leaf close to the midrib.
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Mine
The mine starts in the midrib or a large vein, further the caterpillar makes a blotch at one side of the vein. The frass is usually deposited in two lines at both sides of the mine.
See also bladmineerders.be
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix caprea, Salix cinerea, Salix pentandra and Salix fragilis
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The caterpillar feeds on different species of Salix.
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