Eucosma lacteana (Treitschke, 1835) Species
Last modified: Dec. 5, 2023, 12:45 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, nowadys rarely recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Eucosma > Species: Eucosma lacteana
- Vernacular names
- Melkwit knoopvlekje (NL), Maritime Bell, Grey Saltern Tortrix (EN), Wermutwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eucosma maritima (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
- First mention in Belgium
- Bodart C. 1913. Captures de Dinant et environs. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 13: 77. On page 77.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–17 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Yellowish to reddishbody with dark brown head dark brown and light to dark brown prothoracic plate, lateral and posterior margin darkly punctuated, pinacula hardly differentiated.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken tube in the flowers feeding on the inflorescences and later on the unripe seeds all bound together with silk. Pupation in a cocoon among leaf litter or on the ground.
The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from July to August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia maritima
The larva feeds on Artemisia maritima and perhaps also on other species of Artemisia, but that is uncertain.
Habitat
It inhabits coastal places and salt to brackish salt marshes.
