Setina irrorella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: March 2, 2023, 8:59 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays only known from the southern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Setina > Species: Setina irrorella
- Vernacular names
- Tijgerbeertje (NL), Dew Moth (EN), L'Endrosie diaphane, la Callimorphe arrosée (FR), Steinflechtenbär (DE)
- Synonyms
- Setina irrorea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 29 (as Lithosia Irrorea). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid May towards late August. The males are flying in the early morning and again from afternoon onwards. Both sexes come to light in small numbers.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva lives on lichens growing on rocks, shingle and in grassland. Hibernates as a larva. Pupates in a loose -spun cocoon in a crevice near stony places.
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