Lampronia capitella (Clerck, 1759)

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

• Incurvaria capitella [11].

Distribution

• Austria, Belgium, Britain, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [1].
• Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the British Isles, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Finland, France (mainland) Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: European North-East, North-Western European, Central European, European southern taiga, Karelia, North Okhotsk, Mid-Volzhsky, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian. [3].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• The wingspan of 14 to 16 mm. The front wings are dark brown with bright spots, rear - gray. Head with a bunch of bright yellow hair. [11].

Imago lifespan

• The first half of the summer. [11].

General info about Larva

• Young caterpillars live inside the berries, eat seeds. Arranged autumn to winter, preparing themselves cocoons from parts of dead kidney. Early in the spring, after winter, the larvae feed on the young buds. Pupation in the kidney or at the base of the bush. [11].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Kidneys and currants. [11].

Egg

• Eggs are laid in the currants. [11].

Overwintering stage

• Caterpillar. [11].

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