Adscita statices (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A not so common species in the south of Belgium, much rarer in Flanders.
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
No pictures yet!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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