Furcula bifida (Brahm, 1787) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2022, 9:33 a.m.
A rare and widespread species throughout Belgium.
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
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; from May till mid August. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Populus
The larva lives on Populus, especially Populus tremula. Hibernates as a pupa in a solid cocoon attached to the bark of the food plant.
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