Dysauxes ancilla
Seq # 700760020
Herminia grisealis

Dysauxes punctata (Fabricius, 1781) Species

Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

It occurs from North Africa across Southern Europe far into Asia. The northernmost populations in Central Europe are located in the inner-alpine dry valleys.

Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Syntomini > Genus: Dysauxes > Species: Dysauxes punctata
Vernacular names
La Ménagère (FR)
Status

Exotic

1 specimen at Oorderen, Antwerpen Noord (AN), 2007-05-30, leg. W. Van Ginhoven. Since the species was found in a large train formation station, this species likely traveled by train.

Distribution

Observed on

The larvae feed on old, dead parts of plants, mosses, lichens, algae and soft and fresh plants.

No pictures yet!
Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg