Seq # 470210010

Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Dec. 30, 2023, 3:12 p.m.


A not so common and local species in the southern part of Belgium. Status is lower risk. Only once observed in Flanders in 1916 at Berg (WV).


Details

Classification
Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Elymniini > Genus: Lasiommata > Species: Lasiommata maera
Vernacular names
Rotsvlinder (NL), Large Wall (EN), Némusien (FR), Braunauge (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 19 (as Satyrus Mœra [sic]). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Flight periods

The adults have been observed from early June towards late September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Holcus, Agrostis and Calamagrostis
Substrates:
Grasses

The larva lives on Gramineae like Brachypodium, Bromus and Festuca.

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