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
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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.
