Seq # 560010010

Aglia tau (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 5:42 p.m.


Locally fairly common in some forests in central and southern Belgium, elsewhere rare.


Details

Classification
Family: Saturniidae > Subfamily: Agliinae > Genus: Aglia > Species: Aglia tau
Vernacular names
Tauvlinder (NL), la Hachette (FR)
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 Aglia Tau). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a though cocoon among plant debris. The adults are active during the day and later come to light.

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Flight periods

Depending on weather conditions, the adults can be seen from the last decade of March till the beginning of June in one generation a year.


Observed on

Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larva lives on several tree species with a preference for Fagaceae, like Fagus, Betula, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Salix caprea, Sorbus aucuparia, Tilia cordata, Quercus and Corylus avellana.

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