Cosmia diffinis (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2022, 4:34 p.m.
This very rare, local and decling species has not been seen in Belgium for quite some time.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Cosmia > Subgenus: Cosmia > Species: Cosmia diffinis
- Vernacular names
- Iepenuil (NL), White-spotted Pinion (EN), Le Nacarat (FR), Weißflecken-Ulmeneule (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 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 29–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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This moth underwent a rapid decline as a result of Dutch elm disease during the 1980's.
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