Clostera anachoreta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:42 p.m.
A not-so-common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Pygaerinae > Genus: Clostera > Species: Clostera anachoreta
- Vernacular names
- Kleine wapendrager (NL), Scarce Chocolate-tip (EN), L'Anachorète, la Hausse-Queue fourchue (FR), Schwarzgefleckter Raufußspinner (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 27 (as Pygoera [sic] Anachoreta). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupates between spun leaves of the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till the end of May and in July/August.
