Elachista quadripunctella (Hübner, 1825) Species
Last modified: Oct. 7, 2022, 1:52 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium. Recently (2017) discovered again in LX, it was last seen in 1905 in NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Elachista > Species: Elachista quadripunctella
- Vernacular names
- Viervlekmineermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Elachista quadrella (Hübner, 1805), nec (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1905. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 49: 100–107. On page 106.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Rather big for a Elachista: about 11 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva mines internally in the blades.
Pupation takes place within the mine.
The adults are active from the evening onwards and come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from late April till June and again from July till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Luzula pilosa, Luzula sylvatica and Luzula luzuloides
- Host plant (genera):
- Carex
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva mines on different species of Poaceae like Carex and Luzula.
No pictures yet!
