Seq # 901550010

Apterogenum ypsillon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Nov. 9, 2023, 4:02 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.


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

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.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Salix and Populus

The larva lives on Populus or Salix.

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