Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 11:49 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium, preferring wet habitats.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Lasiocampinae > Tribus: Selenepherini > Genus: Euthrix > Species: Euthrix potatoria
- Vernacular names
- Rietvink (NL), Drinker (EN), La Buveuse (FR), Grasglucke, Trinkerin (DE)
- 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 25 (as Lasiocampa Potatoria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a young larva and pupates in a papery cocoon. The adults come to light, males more frequently than females.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till late August. Very rarely, a partial second generation occurs from September till early October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata and Phragmites australis
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on Phragmites australis and on various grasses like Dactylis glomerata and Calamagrostis epigejos.
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