Tetheella fluctuosa (Hübner, 1803) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 4 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Drepanidae > Subfamily: Thyatirinae > Genus: Tetheella > Species: Tetheella fluctuosa
- Vernacular names
- Berken-orvlinder (NL), Satin Lutestring (EN), La Cymatophore onduleuse, l'Aqueuse (FR), Birken-Eulenspinner (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 Cymatophorima fluctuosa H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till mid-August, sometimes a partial second generation occurs till September. Most observations are from the end of May till July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula
The larva lives mainly on Betula, but has also been found on Alnus glutinosa.
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