Orthonama vittata (Borkhausen, 1794) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:21 p.m.
A rare but widespread species in Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Orthonama > Species: Orthonama vittata
- Vernacular names
- Moeraswalstrospanner (NL), Oblique Carpet (EN), La Phalène du Gaillet palustre, l'Orthonome ligneuse (FR), Sumpflabkraut-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Orthonama lignata (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 110 (as L.[arentia] lignaria H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a larva.
They are active from dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from early May till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Galium saxatile and Galium palustre
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
The larva lives on various species of Galium and also on Menyanthes trifoliata.
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