Notocelia cynosbatella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2023, 10:18 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Notocelia > Species: Notocelia cynosbatella
- Vernacular names
- Hermelijnbladroller (NL), Yellow-faced Bell, Black Cloak (EN), Dreipunkt-Rosenwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Notocelia ocellana sensu auct.
- 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 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–22 mm. Characteristic yellow labial palps. Colour pattern gives it the appearance of a bird-dropping
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as an egg. The larva lives in the flower buds or a young shoot, or between spun leaves. It pupates in a white cocoon in the feeding place.
The adult seldom moves far from the foodplant and they are active from late afternoon onwards and irregularly come to light.
Flight periods
The adults can be observed from late April till the end of June with a peak during May. There are still irregular sightings of singles until the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rosa
The larva lives on different species and varieties of Rosa, both wild and cultivated. All other host plants cited in literature are more than likely wrong.
Habitat
It inhabits gardens, parks, woodland, scrub and hedgerows.
