Catocala promissa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:06 a.m.
Not so rare in the southern part of Belgium, especially the limestone area, elsewhere a rare species.
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 promissa
- Vernacular names
- Eikenweeskind (NL), Light Crimson Underwing (EN), La Promise (FR), Kleines Eichenkarmin (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 promissa F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg attached to an oak twig, probably high up in the canopy. Pupates in a cocoon between leaves or on the trunk. The adults come to sugar and less to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from late June till mid September.
