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 realm.
Laspeyria flexula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Laspeyria |
Species: | L. flexula
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Binomial name | |
Laspeyria flexula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.
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The larvae feed on willow and Populus tremula (aspen).
External links
editWikimedia 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)