Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 4:59 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Ectoedemia > Species: Ectoedemia minimella
- Vernacular names
- Gerekte berkenblaasmijnmot (NL), Broken-barred Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 2016. Catalogus van de Belgische Lepidoptera – Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Entomobrochure 9: 1–279. On page 25.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Egg
The egg is deposited on the underside of the leaf.
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Mine
The mine starts as a very contorted gallery on a small surface. The frass in that part of the mine is reddish. Further on the gallery widens into a very wide gallery or a elongated blotch where the black frass is dispersed.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is blackish brown.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Betula nana, Betula pubescens, Betula pendula and Corylus avellana
The host plants are: Betula and occasionally Coryllus avellana.
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