Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 22, 2018, 2 p.m.
A very rare and very local species in Belgium, only known from the province of Namur.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Lasiocampinae > Tribus: Eriogastrini > Genus: Eriogaster > Subgenus: Eriogaster > Species: Eriogaster catax
- Vernacular names
- Bosrandspinner (NL), Le Bombyx Evérie, La Laineuse du Prunellier (FR), Hecken-Wollafter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1933a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 33: 182–183. On page 182.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in October. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on Crataegus and Prunus, occasionally also on other deciduous trees like Betula, Pyrus, Populus, Ulmus and Berberis.
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