Apterogenum ypsillon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:02 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Apterogenum > Species: Apterogenum ypsillon
- Vernacular names
- Wilgenschorsvlinder (NL), Dingy Shears (EN), L'Upsilon (FR), Weiden-Pappel-Rindeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Apterogenum fissipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
- 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 13 (as Orthosia ypsilon [sic] Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves on his host plant. The species hibernates in the egg stadium. Pupates in a cocoon under bark or on the soil surface.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till mid-August in one generation.
