Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) Species
Last modified: July 1, 2022, 12:35 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Lithosiini > Genus: Eilema > Species: Eilema lurideola
- Vernacular names
- Plat beertje (NL), Common Footman (EN), La Lithosie complanule, la Lithosie plombée (FR), Grauleib-Flechtenbärchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eilema complanula (Boisduval, 1834)
- 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 Complanula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till August in one generation a year. They come to light and sugar.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva feeds on lichens. Hibernates as young larva and pupates in a cocoon in a bark crevice.
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