Elachista luticomella
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Elachista metella

Elachista maculicerusella (Bruand, 1859) Species

Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 1:53 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.
Status

Native

Distribution

Mine

See also bladmineerders.be

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Bionomics

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 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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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg