Colobochyla salicalis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
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 or Lesser Belle (Colobochyla salicalis) is a species of moth of the Erebidae 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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