Epinotia maculana (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 30, 2023, 5:46 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Epinotia > Species: Epinotia maculana
- Vernacular names
- Populierenoogbladroller (NL), Dark Aspen Bell, Dark Aspen Roller (EN)
- Synonyms
- Epinotia ophtalmicana (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 83.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–23 mm. It has dark plumbeous grey forewings, intricately marked with, black, chocolate brown and reddish brown with ochre and white scales. There is a discrete black and brown mark at one quarter on the dorsum and a larger similarly coloured mark pre-tornal above the dorsum. There is no pale costal blotch.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Greenish white body with dark brown head, prothoracic plate yellowish brown, anal plate concolorous with body, pinacula pale.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a leaf rolled with silk. Pupation in a loose cocoon in the litter.
The moths can be beaten from the branches of their foodplant and later come sparsely to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-September till early November. Most observations in October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
The larva feed mainly on Populus tremula, less on other Populus species.
Habitat
It occurs in mixed woodland.
