Dysauxes ancilla (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:16 p.m.
A very local and rare species in Belgium, only known from the three southern provinces. The species occurs mainly in limestone areas. Nowadays, the stronghold of this species is LG.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Syntomini > Genus: Dysauxes > Species: Dysauxes ancilla
- Vernacular names
- Dienares (NL), The Handmaid (EN), La Servante (FR), Braunfleck-Widderchen (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 29 (as Lithosia Ancilla). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22-25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July. In favourable conditions sometimes till late October.
