Perizoma blandiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:51 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays not often observed.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Perizomini > Genus: Perizoma > Species: Perizoma blandiata
- Vernacular names
- Ogentroostspanner (NL), Pretty Pinion (EN), La Périzome agréable (FR), Augentrost-Kapselspanner (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 blandiaria Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 16–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in an earthen cocoon.
The adults are active in late afternoon and towards dusk and also at night when they come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from July till August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Euphrasia
The larva lives on the flowers and seeds on Euphrasia.
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