Seq # 700630020

Eilema complana (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: July 1, 2022, 12:32 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Eilema > Species: Eilema complana
Vernacular names
Streepkokerbeertje (NL), Scarce Footman (EN), Le Manteau à tête jaune, la Lithosie aplatie (FR), Gelbleib-Flechtenbärchen (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 28 (as Lithosia Complana). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 28–35 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva and pupates among plant debris or in a crevice.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from mid June till August in one generation a year.


Observed on

Substrates:
Lichens

The larva feeds on lichens, but also accepts mosses and the leaves of herbaceous plants.

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