Ennomos autumnaria (Werneburg, 1859) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 12:48 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Ennomini > Genus: Ennomos > Species: Ennomos autumnaria
- Vernacular names
- Iepentakvlinder (NL), Large Thorn (EN), L'Ennomos moucheté (FR), Herbst-Zackenrandspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ennomos alniaria sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
- First mention in Belgium
- Breyer A. 1859. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Première partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 93–106. On page 97.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is between 40 and 50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg. Pupation under a leaf of the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-July till end September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs including: Salix, Betula, Quercus, Crataegus, Ulmus, Alnus, Carpinus, Tilia, Acer, Prunus, Lonicera or Vaccinium.
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