Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Phalerinae > Genus: Phalera > Species: Phalera bucephala
- Vernacular names
- Wapendrager (NL), Buff-tip (EN), La Bucéphale, la Lunule (FR), Mondvogel, Mondfleck (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 27.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till mid August in one generation a year. They come to light.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees like Salix, Betula, Quercus and Corylus. The caterpillars remain together until nearing full growth. Hibernates as a pupa in a hole underground.
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