Lomographa bimaculata (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
A fairly 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: Baptini > Genus: Lomographa > Species: Lomographa bimaculata
- Vernacular names
- Tweevlekspanner (NL), White-pinion Spotted (EN), La Phalène à deux taches (FR), Zweifleck-Weißspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lomographa taminata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 18 (as Cabera taminaria H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They hibernate as a pupa underground or among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and are attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, possibly a partial second generation a year from late April till July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on various species of deciduous trees and shrubs, but especially on Crataegus and Prunus spinosa.
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