Seq # 650120010

Gluphisia crenata (Esper, 1785) Species

Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:38 p.m.


A rather 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: Notodontini > Genus: Gluphisia > Species: Gluphisia crenata
Vernacular names
Populierentandvlinder (NL), Dusky Marbled Brown (EN), La Crénelée (FR), Pappelauen-Zahnspinner (DE)
Synonyms
Gluphisia vertunea Bray, 1929
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 30–34 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon, usually spun between two leaves of the food plant.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year from the last decade of April till mid-August, sometimes later till early October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Populus and Salix

The larva lives on different species of Populus.

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