Furcula bifida (Brahm, 1787) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:44 p.m.
A rare and widespread species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Dicranurini > Genus: Furcula > Species: Furcula bifida
- Vernacular names
- Wilgenhermelijnvlinder (NL), Poplar Kitten (EN), La Petite Queue-Fourchue (FR), Espen-Gabelschwanz, [Kleiner Gabelschwanz] (DE)
- Synonyms
- Furcula hermelina (Goeze, 1781:227) nec (Goeze, 1781:207)
- 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 9. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a solid cocoon attached to the bark of the food plant. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from May till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
- Host plant (genera):
- Populus
The larva lives on Populus, especially Populus tremula.
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