Isturgia limbaria (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 22, 2023, 8:37 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, especially in the southern part. In some places, the species can be locally rather common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Macariini > Genus: Isturgia > Species: Isturgia limbaria
- Vernacular names
- Oranje bremspanner (NL), Frosted Yellow (EN), La Phalène bordée, l'Entourée (FR), Schwarzgesäumter Besenginsterspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Isturgia roraria (Fabricius, 1777) , Isturgia conspicuaria (Esper, 1799) and Isturgia spartiaria (Treitschke, 1827)
- 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 conspicuaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 21–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They hibernate as a pupa underground, sometimes for more than one year.
The adults fly during sunny weather. They come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two unclear generations a year from late March till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cytisus scoparius
The monophagous larva lives on Cytisus.
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