Dysauxes ancilla
Seq # 700760020
Herminia grisealis

Dysauxes punctata (Fabricius, 1781) Species

Last modified: June 29, 2022, 10:24 a.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 station, it is very likely that this species travelled by train.

Distribution

Observed on

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

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    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg