Gluphisia crenata(Esper, [1785]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:17 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.
