Adscita statices (Linnaeus, 1758)

forester

on Rumex

Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, Achterbos, 5.vii.202 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

Rumex acetosella, Belgium, prov. Namur, Philippeville, Sart-en-Fagne, RN Al Florée, 7.vi.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout: egg

egg at the underside of the leaf

eggs

the larve enters the leaf

larva in its tiny mine

larva

some days later

backlight

larva in the mine

a good week later (16.vi.2018); the larvae now live freely

and cause window feeding

end of summer (25.ix.2018)

mine

Young larvae make a number of full depth corridors, about 1 cm in length, with a central frass line. Older larvae live free on the plant (Ebert & Lussi, 1994a).

hostplants

Polygonaceae, monophagous

Rumex acetosa, acetosella, conglomeratus, obtusifolius, scutatus, stenophyllus.

phenology

Larvae from July till May the following year (Tremewan, 1985a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Vlindernet, 2009).

LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Entire Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

See Ebert & Lussi, Lepiforum, Pyrgus, Tremewan.

pupa

Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

synonyms

Ino, Procris statices; Adscita turcosa Retzius, 1783; A. lutrinensis (Heuser, 1960); A. heuseri (Reichl, 1964).

references

Bonelli, Barbero, Casacci, ao (2015a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Ebert & Lussi (1994a), Fazekas (2021c), Fernández-Rubio (1995a), Hering (1957a, 1964a), Keil (1993a), Latasa Asso (1999a), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), pyrgus.de (2023), Robbins (1991a), Skala (1948a), Szőcs (1977a), Tremewan (1985a).