Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 28, 2022, 8:26 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha nemorella
- Vernacular names
- Lichte spitskopmot (NL), Heckenkirschen-Schabenmotte (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 119.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 21–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds from a slight web on the leaves of the food plant.
Pupation in a brown boat-shaped cocoon affixed to a leaf, the trunk or amongst detritus on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of June till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Lonicera
The larva feeds on the leaves of Lonicera.
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