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Lycia zonaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:48 a.m.


A very rare, very local en rapidly declining species in Belgium.
Hitherto known only from LX, where the species was found again in 2018 after a long period of absence.
The species is heavily endangered due to the disappearance of most nutrient-poor meadows through agricultural intensification and increasing eutrophication of the remaining grasslands.

This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Lycia > Species: Lycia zonaria
Vernacular names
Rouwrandspanner (NL), Belted Beauty (EN), La Phalène zonée (FR), Trockenrasen-Dickleibspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1912. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 12: 31–32, 40, 51–52, 68, 83–84, 96. On page 51 (as Biston zonaria Schiff.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 27–30 mm. The females have vestigial wings.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The moths overwinter almost fully developed in the pupa and emerge from late February to April. The males fly late at night and early in the morning, they come to light.

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Flight periods

The males fly very early in the year from late March till April, with most observations around 10 April.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Salix repens and Rosa pimpinellifolia
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larvae feed on herbs like Onobrychis, Centaurea or Lotus.

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Habitat

It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands, limestone slopes, more dry and still extensively managed agricultural meadows and similar nutrient-poor, dry spots.

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