Ipimorpha retusa (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
An uncommon and local species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Ipimorpha > Species: Ipimorpha retusa
- Vernacular names
- Heremietuil (NL), Double Kidney (EN), La Cosmie rétuse (FR), Weidenbusch-Blatteule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 10 (as Plastenis retusa L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 26–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva spins the end-shoots together.
The species hibernates as an egg on the food plant.
Pupation in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to sugar and light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early July till late September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix pentandra and Salix aurita
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives on Salix and Populus.
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