Adscita statices (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
A rather common species in the area between Antwerp, Brussels and Maastricht and in the southern part of Belgium, elsewhere rare.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Procridinae > Genus: Adscita > Species: Adscita statices
- Vernacular names
- Metaalvlinder (NL), Forester (EN), La Turquoise (de la Sarcille), le Procris de l'Oseille (FR), Ampfer-Grünwidderchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Adscita heuseri (Reichl, 1964)
- 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 23 (as Procris Statices). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates in a cocoon near the ground. The adults are active during the day, especially on sunny days when they visit flowers of various herbaceous plants like Trifolium, Echium vulgare and Carduus.
Flight periods
The adults usually fly from mid-May towards late July, with a peak during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex
The larva lives on Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella.
Habitat
It inhabits particular humid meadows, like fens or in the margin areas of bogs, but also drier nutrient-poor grasslands with the larval host plant.
