Yigoga forcipula

Synonyms/other combinations:
Dichagyris forcipula
Ogygia forcipula

Yigoga forcipula: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Adult (e.l. rearing Switzerland, Valais, larva in April 2009) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Switzerland, Valais, April 2009)  [S] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Switzerland, Valais, April 2009) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M] Yigoga forcipula: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M] Yigoga forcipula: Pupa (e.l. Crete 2013) [S] Yigoga forcipula: Larval habitat in the Ida mountains in Crete in early May 2013 [N]

Host plants:
The larvae live polyphagously in the herb layer.

Habitat:
Yigoga forcipula inhabits dry and warm, stony mountain slopes and similar habitats.

Life cycle:
The larva hibernates. I recorded it under stones in the Ida mountains in Crete in 1600m asl in early May 2013. The moths are on the wing between June and August.

Endangerment factors:
In Central Europe Yigoga forcipula is heavily endangered due to habitat loss, e.g. agricultural intensification like expansion of viticultures (e.g. Valais).

Remarks:
Yigoga forcipula occurs from N-Africa across southern and locally also Central Europe to Western Asia (e.g. Turkey).



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