Diacrisia sannio (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 20, 2020, 10:34 a.m.
A local and fairly common species in Belgium, more frequently observed in the southern provinces and the Kempen.
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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from May till mid July in one generation a year. Very occasionally, a partial second generation occurs around August. The males are active during the day. They come to light.
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. Hibernates as a small larva.
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