Notocelia uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Notocelia > Species: Notocelia uddmanniana
- Vernacular names
- Bramenbladroller (NL), Bramble Shoot Moth (EN), la Tordeuse de Solander (FR), Brombeertriebwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 77.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 15–20 mm. An instantly recognisable species which has a large and conspicuous red-brown or chocolate-brown pre-tornal marking.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
The eggs are laid singly on the leaves near the tips of the host plants. Each female lays up to 300 eggs.
Caterpillar
The caterpillar is reddish-brown with black dots, the head and neck shield are black.
Bionomics
The young larva hibernates in a silk hibernaculum near the base of a stem of the food plant. In spring it feeds in a terminal shoot and spun into a large bunch. Pupation in the larval feeding place, in a spun leaf or in moss.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have usually been observed from mid-May till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rubus
The larva feeds on different species of Rubus like Rubus fruticosus and Rubus idaeus.
Habitat
It inhabits woodland, wasteland and hedgerows where bramble occurs.
