Seq # 602560050

Epirrhoe rivata (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.

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


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Epirrhoe > Species: Epirrhoe rivata
Vernacular names
Bosbandspanner (NL), Wood Carpet (EN), La Mélanippe claire (FR), Weißbinden-Labkrautspanner (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 24–28 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year from early May till early September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Galium mollugo and Galium verum

The larva lives on Galium.

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