Ypsolopha sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: Nov. 27, 2024, 2:37 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha sylvella
- Vernacular names
- Gele spitskopmot (NL), Gelbe Doppelband-Schabenmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 24. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds on the leaves of the food plant.
It pupates in a pale brown boat-shaped cocoon under a leaf, in a crevice in bark or among plant debris on the ground.
The adults fly by night and come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly usually from June towards late October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva feeds on Quercus, but also on other deciduous trees like Corylus, Carpinus betulus, Betula and also Myrica gale.
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