Seq # 602860010

Dysstroma citrata (Linnaeus, 1761) Species

Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 5:19 p.m.


A very rare species throughout Belgium, with the most observations in the southern part of the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Dysstroma > Species: Dysstroma citrata
Vernacular names
Gehoekte schimmelspanner (NL), Dark Marbled Carpet (EN), La Cidarie de la Myrtille (FR), Buschhalden-Blattspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Dysstroma immanata (Haworth, 1809)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 273.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 27–31 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as egg and pupates in debris.
They come to light and less to sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till late September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Vaccinium myrtillus and Fragaria vesca
Host plant (genera):
Salix and Betula

The larva lives on a wide variety of bushes and herbaceous plants including Vaccinium.

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