Seq # 603130010

Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:34 a.m.


A rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the southern part.

This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Rheumapterini > Genus: Rheumaptera > Species: Rheumaptera hastata
Vernacular names
Speerpuntspanner (NL), Argent & Sable (EN), La Hachée, la Mélanippe hastée (FR), Großer Speerspanner (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 17.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 28– 38 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa amongst debris.
The adults are active during the day, especially on warm sunny days. They come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from end of April till early August in one generation.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Myrica gale
Host plant (genera):
Betula

The larva lives between spun leaves on Betula, Vaccinium or Myrica.

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