Elachista nobilella
Seq # 270210330
Elachista occidentalis

Elachista obliquella Stainton, 1854 Species

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 5:20 p.m.

A very rare species in Belgium and has not been seen for a long time and rediscovered again in 2019 at LI.

Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista obliquella
Vernacular names
Geringde grasmineermot (NL)
Synonyms
Elachista megerlella sensu auct., nec (Hübner, 1810) and Elachista albinella sensu Haworth, 1828, nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 137 (as megerlella). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

The wingspan is 4-5 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Mine

See also bladmineerders.be

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Bionomics

The eggs of this species are laid on either side of the leaves of the food plant. The yellow larvae emerge in June and September and create a narrow mine, often parallel to the rib of the leaf.

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Flight periods

They fly in two generations in May and August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Brachypodium sylvaticum
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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg