Mesotype parallelolineata (Retzius, 1783) Species
Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 6:59 p.m.
A very rare and local species that is occasionally seen in LX. A good healthy population was discovered in 2023 in the great area around Meix-devant-Virton in the Gaume.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Perizomini > Genus: Mesotype > Species: Mesotype parallelolineata
- Vernacular names
- Zwartstreepspanner (NL), La Larentie parallèle (FR), Parallelbindiger Kräuterspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Mesotype vespertaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), nec (Fabr., 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 108.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 24–26 mm.
Forewings crossed by two brown parallel lines and, usually, three black dots on the antemarginal line.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Overwinters in the egg stage. The adults are easily disturbed during daytime. The adults come very early to light after dark.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing, usually from late August till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium, Saxifraga, Rumex, Taraxacum, Prenanthes, Campanula, Plantago, Rhamnus, Populus and Corylus
The polyphagous caterpillar develops on various shrubs and low plants like Galium, Rumex, Taraxacum, Sorbus, Corylus, Rhamnus, or Populus.
Habitat
It is found in light woods and shrubby wastelands.
