Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:45 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: Erebidae > Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae > Tribus: Scoliopterygini > Genus: Scoliopteryx > Species: Scoliopteryx libatrix
- Vernacular names
- Roesje (NL), Herald (EN), La Découpure (FR), Zackeneule, Zimteule, Krebssuppe (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 10 (as Gonoptera libatrix L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva pupates in a cocoon spun between two leaves, often near the end of a twig.
The species hibernates as an adult, in sheltered locations such as cellars, caves, etc. The adults come to sugar and less to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year and can be found the whole year round.
Habitat
