Odontopera bidentata (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Dec. 17, 2022, 1:50 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
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 Coniferous trees
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs.
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