Orthosia cerasi (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 19, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Orthosiini > Genus: Orthosia > Subgenus: Monima > Species: Orthosia cerasi
- Vernacular names
- Tweestreepvoorjaarsuil (NL), Common Quaker (EN), L'Orthosie du Cerisier (FR), Rundflügel-Kätzcheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Orthosia stabilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 34–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year usually from mid-February onwards till May. Sometimes when conditions are mild exceptional from early November.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus and Salix
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs, especially on Quercus and Salix.
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