Jodis lactearia (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 12:25 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Jodini > Genus: Jodis > Species: Jodis lactearia
- Vernacular names
- Melkwitte zomervlinder (NL), Little Emerald (EN), l'Hémithée éruginée (FR), Laubwald-Grünspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Jodis aeruginaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The pupa hibernates. The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from late April till early September.
