Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 5, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Used to be known from two southern provinces, currently only present in a few localities in LG. Critically endangered!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Erebiini > Genus: Erebia > Species: Erebia ligea
- Vernacular names
- Boserebia (NL), Arran Brown (EN), Moiré blanc-fascié (FR), Weißbindiger Mohrenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Quaedvlieg L. 1872. Communication à l'Assemblée générale du 14 octobre 1871. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 15: i–xi. On page vii.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The species hibernates in the egg stage, and a second time as L4 larva.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early July till early August. They occur only in uneven years.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa, Molinia caerulea and Calamagrostis arundinacea
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Poaceae, like Calamagrostis arundinacea, Deschampsia cespitosa, and Molinia caerulea.
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