Ligdia adustata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 23, 2025, 9:25 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Abraxini > Genus: Ligdia > Species: Ligdia adustata
- Vernacular names
- Aangebrande spanner (NL), Scorched Carpet (EN), La Phalène du Fusain (FR), Pfaffenhütchen-Harlekin (DE)
- 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 18 (as Melanthia adustaria Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till late June and again from mid-July till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Euonymus europaeus
The larvae live on Euonymus europaeus.
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