Odontosia carmelita (Esper, [1798]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Notodontini > Genus: Odontosia > Species: Odontosia carmelita
- Vernacular names
- Berkentandvlinder (NL), Scarce Prominent (EN), La Carmélite (FR), Mönch-Zahnspinner (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 26 (as Notodonta Carmelita). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 38–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year onwards from mid-March, but usually from mid-April till late May.
