Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
A rather 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 roboraria
- Vernacular names
- Grote spikkelspanner (NL), Great Oak Beauty (EN), La Boarmie du Chêne (FR), Großer Rindenspanner (DE)
- 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
Wingspan 40–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva on twigs in the canopy in the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till early August. In favourable years a partial second generation occurs during September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various species of deciduous trees, but mainly on Quercus.
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