Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:18 p.m.
A common species in the northern half of Belgium, less common in the southern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista maculicerusella
- Vernacular names
- Grijsgevlekte grasmineermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Elachista cerusella (Hübner, 1796)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 175 (as Elachista Cerusella. Hb.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva makes a conspicuous, whitish blotch mine in the food plant. The summer brood also in Phragmites.
Pupation takes place on a leaf or stem, under a gurdle, often on the mined leaf, just below the mine.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from the end of April till the end of June and from early July till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Phalaris arundinacea
- Host plant (genera):
- Phragmites
The larva lives in Phalaris arundinacea, the summer brood also in Phragmites.
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