Ipimorpha subtusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 13, 2023, 2:06 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Ipimorpha > Species: Ipimorpha subtusa
- Vernacular names
- Tweekleurige heremietuil (NL), Olive (EN), La Soumise (FR), Pappel-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 subtusa F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between leaves spun together and it pupates in an underground cocoon.
The species hibernates as an egg laid on the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid-June till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Populus
The larva lives on Populus tremula and other Populus spp.
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