Ectoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Ectoedemia > Species: Ectoedemia quinquella
- Vernacular names
- Late eikenmineermot (NL), Five-spot Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1909. Observations microlépidoptérologiques faites en 1908. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 53: 44–47. On page 47. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Egg
The egg is deposited on the underside of the leaf usually near a vein.
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Mine
The mine is a very contorted gallery with in the beginning linear black frass, further in the mine the black frass is more dispersed filling the gallery allmost completely. Often there are several mines in a leaf.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is yellowish brown.
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Flight periods
Adults fly from June to July.
