Pelosia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:11 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen. Outside this area are probably wanderers.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Pelosia > Species: Pelosia obtusa
- Vernacular names
- Klein muisbeertje (NL), Small Dotted Footman (EN), La Lithosie obtuse (FR), Schilf-Flechtenbärchen (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Legrain A. 1970. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 68 (1968): 83–86. On page 84.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a thin greyish cocoon inside a stem of reed. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid June till mid August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Algae
The larva lives on Phragmites australis and on lichens and algae growing on dead wood.
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