Eilema caniola (Hübner, 1808) Species
Last modified: Dec. 12, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium and not so common in the southern part. They come to light soon after dark and occasionally to sugar.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Eilema > Species: Eilema caniola
- Vernacular names
- Vaal kokerbeertje (NL), Hoary footman (EN), Le Manteau pâle (FR), Weißgraues Flechtenbärchen (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 133 (as Lithosia caniola. H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 28–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon under a stone or in a rock crevice.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one, sometimes two generations a year, from late June till late September, sometimes well into October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva feeds on lichens and algae on rocks, but also reportedly on Lotus corniculatus and related plants.
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