Seq # 603220010

Horisme aquata (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 11:56 a.m.


A very rare and local species in LX, not seen for a while.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Melanthiini > Genus: Horisme > Species: Horisme aquata
Vernacular names
Grijze bosrankspanner (NL), Cumbrian Umber (EN), L'Horisme des Pulsatilles, la Phalène aqueuse (FR), Küchenschellen-Waldrebenspanner (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: 21–24 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late April/early June and mid-July/end August in two generations, the second generation is considerably smaller than the first.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Clematis vitalba
Host plant (genera):
Pulsatilla

The larva feeds mainly on Clematis vitalba, but also on Pulsatilla.

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