Seq # 195010120

Ypsolopha ustella (Clerck, 1759) Species

Last modified: Feb. 14, 2024, 6:43 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha ustella
Vernacular names
Variabele spitskopmot (NL), Laubwald-Schabenmotte (DE)
Synonyms
Ypsolopha radiatella (Donovan, 1794) and Ypsolopha fissella (Hübner, 1796)
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 (as fissella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

In appearance a very variable species.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva feeds from a slight web on the upper side of the leaves of the food plant.
Pupation in a whitish boat-shaped cocoon on a leaf, trunk, or amongst leaf-litter on the ground.
The adults hibernate. They occasionally come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults can be observed from mid July towards April.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva feeds on the leaves of Quercus.

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