Diacrisia purpurata
Seq # 700340030
Diaphora mendica

Diacrisia sannio (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 12:32 p.m.

A local and fairly common species in Belgium, more frequently observed in the southern provinces and the Kempen.

This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.

Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Diacrisia > Species: Diacrisia sannio
Vernacular names
Roodbandbeer (NL), Clouded Buff (EN), la Bordure ensanglantée, la Roussette (FR), Rotrandbär (DE)
Synonyms
Diacrisia russula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 29 (as Chelonia Russula). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva. The males are active during the day. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from May to mid-July in one generation a year. Very occasionally, a partial second generation occurs around August.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Calluna and Erica
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives mainly on Calluna and Erica, but also on different species of herbaceous plants like Rumex acetosella and Succisa pratensis.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg