Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 14, 2020, 3:11 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
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. They come to light.
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 and Betula. Hibernates as a pupa.
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