Hydria undulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:04 p.m.
A rather 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: Rheumapterini > Genus: Hydria > Species: Hydria undulata
- Vernacular names
- Gegolfde spanner (NL), Scallop Shell (EN), La Phalène ondulée (FR), Wellenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hydria undularia (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 (as Larentia undularia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 25–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Hibernates as pupa in a loose cocoon among debris or in loose sand.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus tremula and Vaccinium myrtillus
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva spins together the shoots of Salix or Vaccinium myrtillus.
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