Ochropacha duplaris (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Oct. 3, 2025, 2:06 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Drepanidae > Subfamily: Thyatirinae > Genus: Ochropacha > Species: Ochropacha duplaris
- Vernacular names
- Tweestip-orvlinder (NL), Common Lutestring (EN), La Double-Ligne, le Bipoint (FR), Zweipunkt-Eulenspinner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ochropacha bipuncta (Borkhausen, 1792)
- 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 Cymatophorima bipuncta Bork.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon formed between the leaves of the foodplant. The adults come to sugar and light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late April till the end of August. In favourable years, a partial second generation occurs till late September.
