Phyllodesma tremulifolia (Hübner, 1810) Species
Last modified: May 14, 2020, 12:31 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, known from the Kempen and some locations in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Lasiocampinae > Tribus: Gastropachini > Genus: Phyllodesma > Subgenus: Phyllodesma > Species: Phyllodesma tremulifolia
- Vernacular names
- Espenblad (NL), La petite Feuille morte, la Feuille morte du Tremble (FR), Eichenglucke (DE)
- Synonyms
- Phyllodesma betulifolia (Ochsenheimer, 1810)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 25.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid April till early June, occasionally later. They come to light.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a variety of trees and shrubs, including Quercus, Betula, Populus, Fraxinus, Sorbus, Salix, Prunus and Vaccinium myrtillus. Hibernates as a pupa.
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