Odontosia carmelita (Esper, 1799) Species
Last modified: April 12, 2020, 10:25 a.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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; onwards from mid March, but usually from mid April till late May. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula
The larva lives mainly on Betula, mainly on older trees and rarely on Alnus. Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground.
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