Seq # 520250010

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

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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