Achlya flavicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 12:03 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northeastern and southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Drepanidae > Subfamily: Thyatirinae > Genus: Achlya > Species: Achlya flavicornis
- Vernacular names
- Lente-orvlinder (NL), Yellow Horned (EN), Le Flavicorne (FR), Gelbhorn-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 Cymatophora flavicornis L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a loose cocoon among debris.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late February till mid-April.
