Hypoxystis pluviaria (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 12:41 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium, not seen for a long time.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Epionini > Genus: Hypoxystis > Species: Hypoxystis pluviaria
- Vernacular names
- Sierlijke spanner (NL), L'Epione pluvieuse (FR), Blassgelber Sprenkelspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hypoxystis adspersaria (Hübner, 1790)
- 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 15 (as adspersaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 28–32 mm.
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Specimens in nature
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Hibernating as a caterpillar.
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Flight periods
From the end of May till well in July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Filipendula ulmaria and Cytisus scoparius
The caterpillars develop on Filipendula ulmaria and Cytisus scoparius.
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Habitat
It frequents open and dry hillsides with a strong grassy cover as well as steppes.
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