Minoa murinata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Nov. 6, 2025, 8:51 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium only known from the four southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Asthenini > Genus: Minoa > Species: Minoa murinata
- Vernacular names
- Bruin spannertje (NL), Drab Looper (EN), La Souris, la Phalène de l'Euphorbe (FR), Wolfsmilch-Spanner, Mausspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Minoa euphorbiata (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 Minoa euphorbiaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon on the ground. The adults are active on sunny days and later come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-April till June. In favourable years a second and partial generation occurs from July till sometimes into October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Euphorbia amygdaloides
The larva lives on Euphorbia amygdaloides.
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