Seq # 700840020

Pechipogo strigilata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:48 p.m.


A rare species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the south.

This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Herminiinae > Genus: Pechipogo > Species: Pechipogo strigilata
Vernacular names
Baardsnuituil (NL), Common Fan-foot (EN), L'Herminie barbue, la Raquette (FR), Bart-Spannereule (DE)
Synonyms
Pechipogo barbalis (Clerck, 1759)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19 (as Herminia barbalis). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as an almost fully grown larva, among leaves withered on the branch or fallen on the ground. Pupates in a flimsy cocoon among leaf litter or possibly on a trunk.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year; from early May till late July.


Observed on

Substrates:
Dead leaves

The larva lives on decaying leaves of several deciduous trees, but with a strong preference for Quercus.

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