Catocala fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2020, 12:56 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, more frequent in the south of Belgium.
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.
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid August till half of October, but most specimens were seen during September. They come occasionally to light, but are more frequent observed on sugar.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula
The larva lives mainly on Populus tremula, but also on other Populus species. Hibernates as an egg in a bark crevice on the food plant. Pupates in a silken cocoon spun between leaves or among leaf litter.
No pictures yet!
