Orgyia recens (Hübner, [1819]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:20 p.m.
A very rare and declining species in Belgium. A single observation of a caterpillar after a long period of absence in 2018 in NA.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Lymantriinae > Tribus: Orgyiini > Genus: Orgyia > Subgenus: Clethrogyna > Species: Orgyia recens
- Vernacular names
- Hoekstipvlinder (NL), Scarce Vapourer (EN), La Soucieuse (FR), Eckfleck-Bürstenspinner, Eckfleck-Bürstenbinder (DE)
- Synonyms
- Orgyia gonostigma sensu auct., nec (Scopoli, 1763)
- 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 28 (as Orgya [sic] Gonostygma [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
After 2000 only known from 1 observation of a caterpillar during 2018 in the Famenne (NA).
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Crataegus and Salix
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
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