Gluphisia crenata

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.

Dusky marbled brown
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Gluphisia
Species:	G. crenata
Binomial name
Gluphisia crenata (Esper, 1785)
Synonyms
List Bombyx crenata Esper, 1785 Gluphisia rurea Fabricius, 1787 Bombyx crenosa Hubner, 1796 Gluphisia crenata danieli Kobes, 1970 Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855 Dasychira clandestina Walker, 1861 Gluphisia trilineata Packard, 1864 Gluphisia ridenda Edwards, 1886 Gluphisia formosa Edwards, 1886 Gluphisia albofascia Edwards, 1886 Gluphisia rupta Edwards, 1886 Gluphisia quinquelinea Dyar, 1892 Gluphisia japonica Wileman, 1911 Gluphisia crenata ab. amurensis Grunberg, 1912 Gluphisia crenata ab. tartarus Schawerda, 1919 Gluphisia crenata ab. vertunea Derenne, 1920 Gluphisia crenata ab. infuscata Matsumura, 1924 Gluphisia septentrionis f. opaca Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 Gluphisia crenata ab. albina Lucas, 1955 Gluphisia crenata f. variegata Lempke, 1959

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

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