Drymonia querna ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:13 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere a rare species.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Notodontini > Genus: Drymonia > Species: Drymonia querna
- Vernacular names
- Witlijntandvlinder (NL), La Demi-Lune blanche, le Druide, Bombyx Druide (FR), Weißbinden-Zahnspinner (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 9.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 37–43 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till late August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva lives on Quercus, occasionally on Fagus.
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