Minucia lunaris (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2024, 10:44 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not often recorded. Onwards from 2020 more and more observations became known.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Erebinae > Tribus: Ophiusini > Genus: Minucia > Species: Minucia lunaris
- Vernacular names
- Grijs weeskind (NL), Lunar Double-stripe (EN), La Lunaire (FR), Braunes Ordensband (DE)
- 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 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon among leaf litter.
The adults are easily flushed by day from leaf litter. They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-April till the beginning of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva lives on Quercus, preferring the young shoots of coppice stools.
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