Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:09 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Erebinae > Tribus: Ophiusini > Genus: Catephia > Species: Catephia alchymista
- Vernacular names
- Wit weeskind (NL), Alchymist (EN), L'Alchimiste (FR), Weißes Ordensband (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon on the ground. The adults come to light and especially to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till late August in one generation. The specimen from OV was trapped on 30 September and is probably a straggler from the south were the species is bivoltine.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva lives on Quercus and possibly also Ulmus.
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