Diacrisia metelkana (Lederer, 1861) Species
Last modified: March 4, 2022, 12:02 p.m.
This very rare species in LX has not been recorded in Belgium for a long time. Very likely extinct in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Diacrisia > Species: Diacrisia metelkana
- Vernacular names
- Moeraspurperbeer (NL), Metelka Wooly Bear Moth (EN), L'Ecaille des marais (FR), Metelkas Bär (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Van Schepdael J. 1969. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge. — Linneana belgica 4: 71. On page 71.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Caterpillar
The larve is able to go on the water and underwater. It can collects oxygen bubbles in the caterpillar hairs from were it can breathe.
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Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Taraxacum officinale, Caltha palustris, Euphorbia palustris and Mentha aquatica
The larva feed mainly on water plants, especially Mentha aquatica, Caltha palustris and Euphorbia palustris.
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