Seq # 700630050

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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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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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