Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Eilema > Species: Eilema depressa
- Vernacular names
- Naaldboombeertje (NL), Buff Footman (EN), La Lithosie ocre, la Lithosie déprimée (FR), Nadelwald-Flechtenbärchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eilema deplana (Esper, 1787), nec (Linnaeus, 1758) and Eilema helveola (Ochsenheimer, 1810)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 47 (as L.[ithosia] Depressa). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon formed in a bark crevice. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till mid-August. When conditiones are favourable, a second partial generation occurs from late August till mid-September occasionally till mid-late October.
