Amphipyra pyramidea (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:02 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Amphipyrinae > Genus: Amphipyra > Species: Amphipyra pyramidea
- Vernacular names
- Piramidevlinder (NL), Copper Underwing (EN), La Pyramide (FR), Pyramideneule (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 10 (as Amphipyra pyramidea L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 40–52 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupation in a cocoon among plant debris or underground. Hibernates as an egg. During the day, they can be found in hollow trees, buildings, behind bark or in nest-boxes, often in group and sometimes together with Amphipyra berbera.
The adults come to sugar, wineroping and to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-July till well into November in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa and Frangula alnus
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Betula, Crataegus and Lonicera
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a variety of trees and shrubs like Quercus, Betula, Crataegus, Prunus spinosa, Lonicera, Ligustrum or Frangula alnus.
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