Swammerdamia caesiella (Hübner 1796) (Family Yponomeutidae)


Larval Mines

Forewing Length: 4.5-6.5mm;
Wingspan: 9-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - July
(Earliest: 12.5)
September - October
July - August
September - April
May - June
August

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Betula pendula
Parasitoids:
Itoplectis alternans Larva

Itoplectis maculator Larva

Apanteles xanthostigma Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Swammerdamia caesiella
Swammerdamia caesiella
Lepiforum: Swammerdamia caesiella
British Leafminers: Swammerdamia caesiella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Swammerdamia caesiella


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