Neosphaleroptera nubilana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Nov. 10, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not so often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cnephasiini > Genus: Neosphaleroptera > Species: Neosphaleroptera nubilana
- Vernacular names
- Geelkwastbladroller (NL), Deep Brown Shade, Neosphaleroptera (EN)
- 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 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 14 mm. A rather nondescript-looking species, small size and dark fuscous-brown coloration of both fore- and hindwings are characteristic.
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Specimens in nature
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The larva lives in spun leaves. Hibernates as a young larva. The adults fly during the day if it is sunny, and later towards dusk. They come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in June and early July in one generation.
Habitat
It inhabits gardens, scrubland and hedgerows where the food plants occur.
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