Specimen photographed in Köln
(Nordrhein-Westfalen) in 2001.
Subspecies
No subspecies
are recognized.
Original
description
Synonyms
Ocrasa glaucinalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Orthopygia
glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bleone
glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypsopygia
glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypsopygia
nitidalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Orthopygia
nitidalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Note: the genus Ocrasa is very closely related
to Hypsopygia and some authors regard these
names as synonyms. I retain here the two taxa
as separate genera until I have more
information about their phylogeny.
Identification
Wing span 20 - 32
mm. Forewing ground color dark bluish gray,
more purple (or reddish-brown) towards the
wing base. The anteromedial and postmedial
lines are pale yellow. The fringes are
slate gray.
Distribution
A
common species. Occurs in all of Europe
(except for northern parts), north-west
Africa, Asia east to Japan and Sakhalin. In Germany
recorded from all Bundesländer.
Biology
Lives mainly in areas with trees and bushes,
but is also found in buildings. The larva
lives in silken tubes in plant material e.g.
hay, straw, leaf litter, and nests of birds.
Flight season May to October (but may be
found the year round in houses), larva lives
from September and overwintering to June.
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