Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2022, 9:46 a.m.
A rare and local species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribus: Theclini > Genus: Thecla > Species: Thecla betulae
- Vernacular names
- Sleedoornpage (NL), Brown Hairstreak (EN), Thècle du bouleau (FR), Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter (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 16 (as Polyommatus Betula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from late July till mid September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Prunus
The larva lives mainly on Prunus spinosa. Eggs are laid singly, but sometimes found in twos and threes, on the bark of Prunus twigs, nearly always at the base of a spine or the junction of one- and two-year old twigs. Hibernates as an egg. Pupates in a crevice, on a dead leaf or at the base of grass.
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