Eilema sororcula (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 9:56 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 sororcula
- Vernacular names
- Geel beertje (NL), Orange Footman (EN), Le Manteau jaune (FR), Dottergelbes Flechtenbärchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eilema aureola (Hübner, 1803)
- 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 29 (as Lithosia Aureola). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a loose cocoon among lichens. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from late April till mid July in one generation a year. Depending on weather conditions, the species can be observed till November in small numbers.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva lives on various species of lichens growing on Quercus, Prunus spinosa, Larix and Fagus.
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