Seq # 600170030

Macaria brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 4:57 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but can be locally fairly common, especially in the Kempen region.

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


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Macariini > Genus: Macaria > Species: Macaria brunneata
Vernacular names
Bosbesbruintje (NL), Rannoch Looper (EN), La Fidonie à cinq raies (FR), Waldmoorspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Macaria fulvaria (De Villers, 1789) and Macaria quinquaria (Hübner, 1822)
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 (as quinquaria). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 25–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larvae hibernate usually as an egg and possibly sometimes as a pupa. They pupate just beneath the ground.
The males fly over the food plant by day from just before noon until late afternoon and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till late June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Populus tremula
Host plant (genera):
Salix

The larva lives on Vaccinium, Salix or Populus tremula.

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