Ypsolopha asperella (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Dec. 20, 2023, 8:03 p.m.
A new species to Belgium in 2023 in LX.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ypsolophidae > Subfamily: Ypsolophinae > Genus: Ypsolopha > Species: Ypsolopha asperella
- Vernacular names
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- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–21 mm. An unmistakable species. Head and middle body white. Antennae just over half the length of the forewing. Forewings greyish white, greenish marbled with an elongated tip. In the middle of the back edge a triangular black and brown spot which is sometimes divided into smaller spots and some of the scales are raised. Hindwings grey.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae live in a spare spinning on the leaves. Pupation in a yellowish cocoon under a leaf. The adults hibernate.
They come to light.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from July onwards and after hibernation again till late May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Cotoneaster, Malus and Crataegus
The larvae live on woody Rosaceae like Malus, Crataegus, Prunus spinosa , Cotoneaster etc...
Habitat
It inhabits woodlands, hedgerows...
