Scarce Vapourer (Orgyia recens, (Hübner, [1819]))

General Information

Pupates on the food plant.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: M 13-17mm. F
Foodplant(s): hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), oaks (Quercus spp.), sallows (Salix spp.), broadleaved trees
Flying: One/two generations, June-July and August-October
National status:

Habitat

Heathland, damp woodland, fens and bogs.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Vapourer Orgyia antiqua

10396 Scarce Vapourer Orgyia recens, (Hübner, [1819])

BF2025 (ABH72.018)