Seq # 603540030

Pasiphila rectangulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 12:32 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Pasiphila > Species: Pasiphila rectangulata
Vernacular names
Groene dwergspanner (NL), Green Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie rectangulaire (FR), Graugrüner Apfel-Blütenspanner (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 17.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 15–20 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Bionomics

It hibernates as egg on the food plant.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from May till July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Malus, Pyrus and Prunus

The larva lives on the flowers of many fruit trees, especially on Malus or Pyrus, also on Crataegus, Prunus spinosa orSalix spp.

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