Ypsolopha mucronella (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 6, 2025, 11:17 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha mucronella
- Vernacular names
- Smalvleugelspitskopmot (NL), Spindle Smudge (EN), Pfaffenhütchen-Schabenmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ypsolopha cultrella (Hübner, 1796)
- 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 120.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 26–33 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupation in a boat-shaped cocoon affixed to detritus on the ground.
This species hibernates in the adult stage. The adults come infrequently to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been seen almost year-round.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Euonymus europaeus
The larva feeds from a slight web on the leaves of Euonymus europaeus.
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