Hydria cervinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2020, 8:10 p.m.
A rare but widespread species throughout Belgium, more observed in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Rheumapterini > Genus: Hydria > Species: Hydria cervinalis
- Vernacular names
- Grote berberisspanner (NL), Scarce Tissue (EN), La Phalène couleur de cerf (FR), Großer Berberitzenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hydria certata (Hübner, 1825) and Hydria certaria (Boisduval, 1840)
- 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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from April till early August. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Berberis vulgaris
- Host plant (genera):
- Berberis
The larva lives on Berberis vulgaris, but also on cultivated plants. Hibernates as pupa under the ground.
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