Seq # 701010020

Catocala fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:06 a.m.


A local and very rare species in Belgium, more frequent in the south of Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Erebinae > Tribus: Catocalini > Genus: Catocala > Species: Catocala fraxini
Vernacular names
Blauw weeskind (NL), Clifden Nonpareil (EN), La Lichénée bleue (FR), Blaues 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 (as Catocala fraxini L.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution

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Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as an egg in a bark crevice on the food plant. Pupates in a silken cocoon spun between leaves or among leaf litter. The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-August till half of October, sometimes till early November, but most specimens were seen during September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Populus tremula

The larva lives mainly on Populus tremula, but also on other Populus species.

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