Pelurga comitata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 5, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
A not-so-common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere rare.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Larentiini > Genus: Pelurga > Species: Pelurga comitata
- Vernacular names
- Kajatehoutspanner (NL), Dark Spinach (EN), La Cidarie accompagnée, la Phalène de la Patte-d'Oie (FR), Melden-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pelurga chenopodiata sensu auct.
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 117.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 25–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in the ground.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one generation a year from mid-June towards mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Atriplex and Chenopodium
The larva feeds at night on Atriplex and Chenopodium.
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