Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 3:21 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, almost exclusively known from the southern part of the country where it can be locally fairly common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Poecilocampinae > Tribus: Poecilocampini > Genus: Trichiura > Subgenus: Trichiura > Species: Trichiura crataegi
- Vernacular names
- Grijsbandspinner (NL), Pale Eggar (EN), Le Bombyx de l'Aubépine (FR), Weißdornspinner (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 25 (as Bombyx Crataegi). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 25–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg on the food plant and pupates in a cocoon among debris.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from August till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on a variety of shrubs and trees like Prunus spinosa, Crataegus, Vaccinium myrtillus or Calluna.
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