Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2020, 8:36 p.m.
A rather rare species in Belgium, more observed in the northwestern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Lymantriinae > Tribus: Leucomini > Genus: Leucoma > Species: Leucoma salicis
- Vernacular names
- Satijnvlinder (NL), White Satin Moth (EN), Le Bombyx du Saule, l'Apparent (FR), Pappelspinner (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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid May towards mid August. They come to light. Occasionally found by day, resting on the underside of leaves.
Observed on
The larva lives mainly on Populus spp. but sometimes also on Salix. Hibernates as a small larva, communally in a silk web on the food plant. Later, it pupates in a hairy cocoon, usually in a bark crevice or among foliage on the food plant.
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