Ypsolopha vittella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha vittella
- Vernacular names
- Zwartvlekspitskopmot (NL), Elm Smudge (EN), Ulmen-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 (as Rhinosia vittella Steph.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds from a slight web on the leaves and the flowers of the food plant.
It pupates in a loose white cocoon on the trunk of the food plant or among plant debris on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from June to mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fagus sylvatica
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulmus
The larva feeds on Ulmus ssp. or Fagus sylvatica.
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