Elachista apicipunctella Stainton, 1849 Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 10:27 a.m.
A not so common and local species occurring in many places in Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista apicipunctella
- Vernacular names
- Zilverpuntgrasmineermot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 151 (as E.[lachista] Apicipunctella. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva feeds on various Gramineae, forming a mine in the top of the blade. Hibernates in the centre of the mine as a larva.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in a single generation: from mid-April till the end of June.
