Gluphisia crenata

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Dusky marbled brown
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Gluphisia
Species:
G. crenata
Binomial name
Gluphisia crenata
(Esper, 1785)
Synonyms
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    • Bombyx crenataEsper, 1785
    • Gluphisia rureaFabricius, 1787
    • Bombyx crenosaHubner, 1796
    • Gluphisia crenata danieliKobes, 1970
    • Gluphisia septentrionisWalker, 1855
    • Dasychira clandestinaWalker, 1861
    • Gluphisia trilineataPackard, 1864
    • Gluphisia ridendaEdwards, 1886
    • Gluphisia formosaEdwards, 1886
    • Gluphisia albofasciaEdwards, 1886
    • Gluphisia ruptaEdwards, 1886
    • Gluphisia quinquelineaDyar, 1892
    • Gluphisia japonicaWileman, 1911
    • Gluphisia crenata ab. amurensisGrunberg, 1912
    • Gluphisia crenata ab. tartarusSchawerda, 1919
    • Gluphisia crenata ab. vertuneaDerenne, 1920
    • Gluphisia crenata ab. infuscataMatsumura, 1924
    • Gluphisia septentrionis f. opacaBarnes & Benjamin, 1927
    • Gluphisia crenata ab. albinaLucas, 1955
    • Gluphisia crenata f. variegataLempke, 1959

Gluphisia crenata, the dusky marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1785. It is found in Europe, east over parts of Russia and China up to Japan. It is also found in North America, where it was traditionally treated as a separate species, Gluphisia septentrionis.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The moth flies from April to August in two generations depending on the location.

6, 6a. 6b larvae after last moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateXXXIV.jpg
6, 6a. 6b larvae after last moult

The larvae feed on Populus species, such as P. nigra , P. balsamifera and P. tremula , but also on Salix purpurea .

Subspecies


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