Seq # 650420010

Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:44 p.m.


A fairly 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: Heterocampinae > Genus: Stauropus > Species: Stauropus fagi
Vernacular names
Eekhoorn (NL), Lobster Moth (EN), L'Ecureuil, le Staurope du Hêtre (FR), Buchen-Zahnspinner (DE)
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 26 (as Harpya [sic] Fagi). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa among plant debris or underground. The adults come to light but females infrequently.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-April till late July. In favourable conditions sometimes well into October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Fagus, Quercus, Betula and Corylus
Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larva lives on Fagus, Quercus, Corylus and Salix.

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