Colobochyla salicalis

Colobochyla salicalis
Colobochyla salicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Colobochyla
Species: C. salicalis
Binomial name
Colobochyla salicalis
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis salicalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena obliquata Fabricius, 1794
  • Crambus salicatus Haworth, 1809
  • Amblygoes cinerea Butler, 1879

The European Lesser Belle (Colobochyla salicalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over Europe.

The wingspan is 26-30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the young shoots and leaves of Populus tremula.

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