Pechipogo strigilata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:23 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Herminiinae > Genus: Pechipogo > Species: Pechipogo strigilata
- Vernacular names
- Baardsnuituil (NL), Common Fan-foot (EN), L'Herminie barbue, la Raquette (FR), Bart-Spannereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pechipogo barbalis (Clerck, 1759)
- 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 19 (as Herminia barbalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an almost fully grown larva, among leaves withered on the branch or fallen on the ground. Pupates in a flimsy cocoon among leaf litter or possibly on a trunk.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from early May till late July.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves
The larva lives on decaying leaves of several deciduous trees, but with a strong preference for Quercus.
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