Yponomeuta rorrella (Hübner, 1796) Species
Last modified: April 10, 2021, 2:28 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, more observations in the northern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Yponomeutidae > Subfamily: Yponomeutinae > Genus: Yponomeuta > Species: Yponomeuta rorrella
- Vernacular names
- Wilgenstippelmot (NL), Weiden-Gespinstmotte (DE)
- 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 126.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larvae live gregarious in a web on the leaves of the hostplant.
Pupation in the web or on the trunk. Webs of Y. rorrella are often less dense than webs of other Yponomeuta spp. that live on trees. Old webs can remain several months on the host plant.
The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix alba
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
They feed on the leaves of Salix alba or, occasionally, on Salix caprea or S. cinerea.
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