Seq # 195010110

Ypsolopha sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767) Species

Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 1:19 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

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 July 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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