Rhagades pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Aug. 20, 2021, 10:50 a.m.
A not so common species in the Kempen region in Belgium, in the southern part a rare species.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Procridinae > Genus: Rhagades > Species: Rhagades pruni
- Vernacular names
- Bruine metaalvlinder (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E., Mors L. & Weyers J. 1861. Rapport sur les excursions entomologiques faites dans la Campine anversoise. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 47–51. On page 47.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid June till early August. They are active during the day from late morning towards late afternoon.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris and sometimes also on Quercus. Hibernates as a larva in a white hibernaculum and pupates later in a cocoon on the food plant.
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