Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 10:57 a.m.
A very local and very rare species in Belgium. Hitherto only known from one tiny population in NA.
We will have to wait and see whether the population is viable, last known observation was in 2016. Declining species.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Brahmaeidae > Genus: Lemonia > Species: Lemonia dumi
- Vernacular names
- Herfstspinner (NL), Le Bombyx des buissons, la Brune du Pissenlit (FR), Habichtskraut-Wiesenspinner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lemonia dumeti (Linnaeus, 1767)
- 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 25 (as Bombyx Dumeti). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg. Pupates in a chamber underground.
The adults are active around noon on sunny days.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults have been observed during October and early November.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Taraxacum
The larva lives on lower plants such as Taraxacum, Achillea, Hieracium, and Cichorium.
No pictures yet!
