Laspeyria flexula
Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Laspeyria |
| Species: | L. flexula |
| Binomial name | |
| Laspeyria flexula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on willow and Populus tremula (aspen).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laspeyria flexula. |
- Kimber, Ian. "72.069 BF2473 Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e.V. (in German)
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
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