Jump to content

Bohemannia quadrimaculella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KolbertBot (talk | contribs) at 08:42, 23 March 2018 (Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Bohemannia quadrimaculella
Bohemannia quadrimaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
B. quadrimaculella
Binomial name
Bohemannia quadrimaculella
(Boheman, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula quadrimaculella Boheman, 1853
  • Bucculatrix antispilella Meess, 1910

Bohemannia quadrimaculella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Norway and Sweden south to France and from Ireland east to the Czech Republic and Austria. It has also been recorded from Romania.

The wingspan is 7,4-8,8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation.

The larvae possibly feed on Alnus glutinosa. They mine the buds or twig bark of their host plant.