Furcula furcula (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:43 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Dicranurini > Genus: Furcula > Species: Furcula furcula
- Vernacular names
- Kleine hermelijnvlinder (NL), Sallow Kitten (EN), La Harpye fourchue (FR), Buchen-Gabelschwanz, Weiden-Gabelschwanz, [Kleiner Gabelschwanz] (DE)
- Synonyms
- Furcula fuscinula (Hübner, 1803)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 26 (as Dicranura Furcula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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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 late April towards June and again in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Populus
The larva lives on Salix, Populus tremula and on other Populus species.
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