Seq # 700680010

Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766) Species

Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:10 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium, formerly only known from the northern part, but since 1980 spread all over the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Pelosia > Species: Pelosia muscerda
Vernacular names
Muisbeertje (NL), Dotted Footman (EN), La Lithosie muscerde, la Lithosie crotte-souris (FR), Erlenmoor-Flechtenbärchen (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 Lithosia Muscerda). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Hibernates as a larva. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one or two generations a year; from mid June till mid October. The second generation is partial and is not often recorded.


Observed on

Substrates:
Algae

The larva lives on lichens growing on bushes and trees.

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