Seq # 195010050

Ypsolopha mucronella (Scopoli, 1763) Species

Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 6:34 p.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

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 occasionally come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults can be observed from August to April.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Euonymus europaeus

The larva feeds from a slight web on the leaves of Euonymus europaeus.

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