Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: July 5, 2021, 10:07 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Asthenini > Genus: Hydrelia > Species: Hydrelia flammeolaria
- Vernacular names
- Geel spannertje (NL), Small Yellow Wave (EN), L'Acidalie jaunâtre, La Flammèche (FR), Gelbgestreifter Erlen-Spanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hydrelia luteata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 18 (as Acidalia lutearia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid May towards late July. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Acer campestre and Alnus glutinosa
The larva lives on Acer campestre and Alnus. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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