Mesoleuca albicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Larentiini > Genus: Mesoleuca > Species: Mesoleuca albicillata
- Vernacular names
- Brummelspanner (NL), Beautiful Carpet (EN), La Phalène de la Ronce, la Blanchâtre (FR), Brombeer-Blattspanner (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 18.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva is mainly active at night and hibernates as pupa in a cocoon in loose earth.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, possibly two generations a year from mid-May till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus and Fragaria vesca
The larva lives on Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaea and Fragaria vesca.
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