Seq # 700280010

Orgyia antiquoides (Hübner, 1822) Species

Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:35 a.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the Kempen.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Lymantriinae > Tribus: Orgyiini > Genus: Orgyia > Subgenus: Clethrogyna > Species: Orgyia antiquoides
Vernacular names
Heidewitvlakvlinder (NL), Heide-Bürstenspinner, Heide-Bürstenbinder (DE)
Synonyms
Orgyia ericae Germar, 1924
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E., Mors L. & Weyers J. 1861. Rapport sur les excursions entomologiques faites dans la Campine anversoise. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 47–51. On page 47.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar


Bionomics

Hibernates as an egg, in a batch on the inside of the empty cocoon of the female, attached to twigs on the food plant.
The males are active during daytime and later come to light. The females are wingless.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year; from early July till early September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia and Myrica gale
Host plant (genera):
Rubus, Sorbus, Salix and Erica

The larva lives on Erica, Calluna, Salix, Vaccinium uliginosum, and Myrica.

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