Pseudosciaphila branderiana (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2023, 10:24 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Pseudosciaphila > Species: Pseudosciaphila branderiana
- Vernacular names
- Grote populierenbladroller (NL), Great Marble (EN)
- Synonyms
- Pseudosciaphila viduana sensu auct.
- 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 70.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 21–27 mm. A large species with broad wings and a strongly curved costa and rounded apex. The male does not have a costal fold. They have an ochre head.
The typical form of this species is relatively plain in appearance, but there is also a 'banded' form, called wahlhomiana, which has a dark basal patch and a poorly defined central band wide on the dorsum and narrow on the costa.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a folded or rolled leaf, or between two leaves spun together. Pupation in the larval habitation or in a freshly folded leaf.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till well into July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
The larva lives on Populus tremula.
Habitat
It occurs in open woodland, parks and gardens.
