Paradarisa consonaria (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: May 5, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, since 1980 mainly known from the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Paradarisa > Species: Paradarisa consonaria
- Vernacular names
- Vierkantspikkelspanner (NL), Square Spot (EN), La Boarmie du Tilleul, la Boarmie convenable (FR), Glattbindiger Rindenspanner (DE)
- 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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 40–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early April till June.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Vaccinium
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Coniferous trees
The larva lives on deciduous and coniferous trees, also on Vaccinium.
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