Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:48 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Lymantriinae > Tribus: Orgyiini > Genus: Calliteara > Species: Calliteara pudibunda
- Vernacular names
- Meriansborstel (NL), Pale Tussock (EN), La Pudibonde, la Patte-Etendue (FR), Buchen-Streckfuß, Rotschwanz (DE)
- 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 28 (as Sericaria Pudibunda). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 40–60 mm.
The adults are sexually dimorphic: the females are generally larger and plainer in appearance.
Both sexes are lined light greyish, but there is also a dark plain grey form.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid April till late June in one generation a year. A partial second generation occurs during September-October, but this is very rarely recorded.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Humulus lupulus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs like: Prunus spinosa, Crataegus, Quercus or Betula.
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