Odonestis pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:46 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, almost exclusively observed in the limestone area.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Lasiocampinae > Tribus: Odonestini > Genus: Odonestis > Species: Odonestis pruni
- Vernacular names
- Kersenspinner (NL), Plum Lappet (EN), La Feuille-Morte du Prunier (FR), Pflaumenglucke (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 25 (as Lasiocampa Pruni). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a part-grown larva on a twig of the food plant. Pupates in a though cocoon.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year mainly in June and July. When conditiones are favourable, a partial second generation occurs during September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives mainly on Prunus, but also on Pyrus, Quercus, Tilia, Betula, Alnus, Ulmus and other trees.
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