Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: March 3, 2024, 6:52 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Tyria > Species: Tyria jacobaeae
- Vernacular names
- Sint-jacobsvlinder (NL), Cinnabar (EN), La Goutte-de-sang, le Carmin (FR), Jakobskrautbär (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 29 (as Euchelia Jacobeae [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives sometimes gregariously on the foodplant. Hibernation as a pupa in a loose cocoon underground.
The adults are active during the day and later come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from late April till the end of July.
Moths are regularly encountered outside this flying time, even into December. These are usually solitary specimens.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea
- Host plant (genera):
- Senecio
Monophagous, but other Senecio species are also accepted.
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Habitat
It inhabits gardens, ruderal places, wastelands, and roadsides. It has a preference for nutrient-poor grasslands.
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