Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: July 1, 2022, 11:08 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
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
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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 April till late July. In favourable conditions sometimes well into October.They come to light but females infrequently.
