Tethea ocularis (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part and in the limestone area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Drepanidae > Subfamily: Thyatirinae > Genus: Tethea > Species: Tethea ocularis
- Vernacular names
- Peppel-orvlinder (NL), Figure of Eighty (EN), L'Octogésime (FR), Augen-Eulenspinner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Tethea octogesimea (Hübner, 1786) and Tethea octogena (Esper, 1786)
- 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 Cymatophora octogesima H. [misspelling of octogesimea]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a pupa in a loose cocoon between leaves. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early May till early August.
