Seq # 603280010

Odezia atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: July 5, 2021, 4:40 p.m.


A rare species in Belgium only known from the three southern provinces.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Chesiadini > Genus: Odezia > Species: Odezia atrata
Vernacular names
Rouwspanner (NL), Chimney Sweeper (EN), Le Ramoneur, le Tanagre du Cerfeuil (FR), Kaminfegerle (DE)
Synonyms
Odezia chaerophyllata (Linnaeus, 1767)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults fly from mid June till the end of July in one generation a year. They are active during the day.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Conopodium majus

The larva lives in the flowers of Conopodium majus. Hibernates as egg.

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