Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Hypomecis > Species: Hypomecis punctinalis
- Vernacular names
- Ringspikkelspanner (NL), Pale Oak Beauty (EN), La Boarmie pointillée (FR), Aschgrauer Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hypomecis consortaria (Fabricius, 1787)
- 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 Boarmia consortaria F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 46–55 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The moths fly in mostly an elongated generation from late April to late August/early September. Rarely moths of a very partial second generation occur in August and September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus and Betula
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva feeds mainly on Quercus, Betula, but also on other deciduous trees.
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Habitat
It inhabits deciduous mixed forests and generally habitats rich in deciduous woods up to the villages and towns.
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