Gibberifera simplana (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836) Species
Last modified: Dec. 6, 2023, 11:42 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Gibberifera > Species: Gibberifera simplana
- Vernacular names
- Witte populierenbladroller (NL), Least Bell, Scarce Clouded Tortrix (EN), Weißer Zittelpappelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Gibberifera ambiguana (Duponchel, 1836)
- 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 66.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–14 mm. Forehead and palps white, head blackish mixes with whitish-white. Ground colour of forewing white with a large blackish basal blotch and a median fascia represented by small blackish costal and subtornal blotches. Apex and row of terminal spots concolorous. Cilia dark grey.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva feeds in a spun leaf on a terminal shoot, preferably a young tree. Pupation in a turned-down edge of a leaf which falls to the ground where the pupa hibernates.
The adults are active in the evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from early May towards late August. Most observations during May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
The larva feeds on Populus tremula.
Habitat
It inhabits forests and woodland edges.
