Seq # 600620010

Odontopera bidentata (Clerck, 1759) Species

Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 12:57 p.m.


A fairly common species in the southern part of Belgium, much rarer in the northern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Gonodontini > Genus: Odontopera > Species: Odontopera bidentata
Vernacular names
Getande spanner (NL), Scalloped Hazel (EN), L'Ennomos dentelé (FR), Doppelzahnspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Odontopera dentaria sensu auct.
First mention in Belgium
Breyer A. 1859. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Première partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 93–106. On page 97.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 32–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa.
The moths are attracted to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from late April till the end of June.


Observed on

Substrates:
Deciduous trees and Shrubs

The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs.

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