Cerura erminea (Esper, 1783) Species
Last modified: July 1, 2022, 11:10 a.m.
A widespread and not so common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Dicranurini > Genus: Cerura > Subgenus: Apocerura > Species: Cerura erminea
- Vernacular names
- Witte hermelijnvlinder (NL), Lesser Puss Moth (EN), L'Hermine (FR), Weißer Gabelschwanz, Hermelinspinner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 26 (as Dicranura Erminea). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 50–72 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from May till July.
Observed on
The larva lives on Populus and Salix.
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