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title: "Bruine sikkeluil"
description: "Laspeyria flexula — Insecten en spinnen. Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/beautiful-hook-tip
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruine sikkeluil

> Laspeyria flexula — Insecten en spinnen. Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Laspeyria flexula*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8712
- Wikidata: [Q1572283](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1572283)
- iNaturalist taxon: [322806](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/322806)

## Names

- en: Beautiful Hook-tip
- de: Sicheleule
- fr: Crochet
- nl: Bruine sikkeluil

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1830), GB (1076), AT (1061), FR (991), CH (501), RU (405), HU (376), PL (296), IT (241), BE (203), ES (182), CZ (177)

## Summary

Laspeyria flexula, the beautiful hook-tip, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on willow and Populus tremula (aspen).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laspeyria_flexula

## Photo

![Bruine sikkeluil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/beautiful-hook-tip/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthew Wilkinson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291846053

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/beautiful-hook-tip?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).