Lampropteryx otregiata (Metcalfe, 1917) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 5:27 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Lampropteryx > Species: Lampropteryx otregiata
- Vernacular names
- Donkere walstrospanner (NL), Devon Carpet (EN), La Cidarie de Metcalfe (FR), Sumpflabkraut-Bindenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Wullaert S. 2015. Melding van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België met 10 nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Nepticulidae, Tineida, Momphidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae en Geometridae). — Phegea 43(3): 50–63. On page 60. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19– 27 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from mid-May till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
The larva lives on different species of Galium.
No pictures yet!
