Seq # 700310040

Arctia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:41 a.m.


A rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the southern part of the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Arctia > Species: Arctia plantaginis
Vernacular names
Weegbreebeer (NL), Wood Tiger (EN), L'Ecaille du Plantain (FR), Wegerichbär (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 29 (as Chelonia Plantaginis). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva. The males are active during the day.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from May till August in one generation a year.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants like Erica tetralix, Plantago spp., Helianthemum nummularium, Sanguisorba minor, Senecio etc...

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