Dusky marbled brown

Gluphisia crenata

"Gluphisia crenata", the dusky marbled brown, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. 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".
Dusky Marbled Brown - Gluphisia septentrionis TL: ~17 mm. Peppery FW with warm brown patches in inner median and basal areas. Host: Poplar Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area Dusky marbled brown,Geotagged,Gluphisia,Gluphisia crenata,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2019

Appearance

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The moth flies from April to August in two generations depending on the location.
Dusky Marbled Brown - Gluphisia septentrionis TL: ~17 mm. Peppery FW with warm brown patches in inner median and basal areas. Host: Poplar Habitat: Attracted to a 365 + 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2021(160) Dusky marbled brown,Geotagged,Gluphisia,Gluphisia crenata,Moth Week 2021,Notodontidae,Summer,United States,moth

Naming

*"Gluphisia crenata crenata"
⤷ "Gluphisia crenosa crenosa"
⤷ "Gluphisia crenata tristis" Gaede, 1933
⤷ "Gluphisia crenata meridionalis" Kiriakoff, 1964
Dusky Marbled Brown - Gluphisia septentrionis Habitat: Attracted to a 365 + 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2022(3) Dusky marbled brown,Geotagged,Gluphisia crenata,Notodontidae,Spring,United States,gluphisia,moth

Food

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

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNotodontidae
GenusGluphisia
SpeciesG. crenata
Photographed in
United States of America