Pheosia gnoma (Fabricius, [1777]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:14 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Notodontini > Genus: Pheosia > Species: Pheosia gnoma
- Vernacular names
- Berkenbrandvlekvlinder (NL), Lesser Swallow Prominent (EN), Le Bombyx Dictéoide, la Faïence (FR), Birken-Zahnspinner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pheosia dictaeoides (Esper, 1789)
- 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 (as Notodonta Dictoeoïdes [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 42-50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a strong cocoon underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till June and again from July till begin of September.
