Furcula bicuspis (Borkhausen, 1790) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:44 p.m.
A rather rare and local species throughout Belgium, most observed in the Kempen and the south of the country. Always in small numbers.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Notodontidae > Subfamily: Notodontinae > Tribus: Dicranurini > Genus: Furcula > Species: Furcula bicuspis
- Vernacular names
- Berkenhermelijnvlinder (NL), Alder Kitten (EN), La Harpye bicuspide (FR), Birken-Gabelschwanz (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 66.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a solid cocoon attached to the bark of the food plant. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, probably two generations a year from late April onwards to mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alnus glutinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula
The larva lives on Betula, sometimes also on Alnus.
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