Adscita statices (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 23, 2021, 10:30 a.m.
A rather common species in the area between Antwerp, Brussels and Maastricht and in the southern part of Belgium, elsewhere rare.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Procridinae > Genus: Adscita > Species: Adscita statices
- Vernacular names
- Metaalvlinder (NL)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid May till early August. They are active during the day, especially on sunny days when they vist flowers of various herbaceous plants like Trifolium, Echium vulgare and Carduus.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex
The larva lives on Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella. Hibernates as larva and pupates in a cocoon near the ground.
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