Pasiphila debiliata (Hübner, 1817) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:16 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and the south of the country.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Pasiphila > Species: Pasiphila debiliata
- Vernacular names
- Bosbesdwergspanner (NL), Bilberry Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie de la Myrtille (FR), Heidelbeer-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–19 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg on the food plant. Pupates underground or among the food plant.
They are active from dusk onwards, flying among the food plant and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus
The larva lives between spun leaves on Vaccinium myrtillus or V. uliginosum.
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