Catocala sponsa (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:07 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout 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 sponsa
- Vernacular names
- Karmozijnrood weeskind (NL), Dark Crimson Underwing (EN), La Fiancée (FR), Großes 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 sponsa L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 60–71 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg on the food plant. Pupates in a cocoon spun between leaves.The adults come to light, but especially to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, from mid July till mid September.
