Incurvaria pectinea Haworth 1828 (Family Incurvariidae)


Male

Female

Leaf Mines on Malus sylvestris

Cutout Leaf Mines on Malus sylvestris

Forewing Length: 6-8mm;
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June June - September
(Earliest: 18.7)
October - April April - May
(Earliest: 3.5)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous Leaf Miner)

Betulaceae

Acer pseudoplatanus

Several Rosaceae
Parasitoids:
Orthizema subannulatum Larva

Theroscopus esenbeckii Larva

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Incurvaria pectinea
Incurvaria pectinea
Lepiforum: Incurvaria pectinea
Nature Spot: Incurvaria pectinea
British Leafminers: Incurvaria pectinea
Plant Parasites of Europe: Incurvaria pectinea


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