Pennithera firmata (Hübner, 1822) Species
Last modified: Oct. 26, 2020, 4:33 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Pennithera > Species: Pennithera firmata
- Vernacular names
- Hoekbanddennenspanner (NL), Pine Carpet (EN), La Corythée pectinée (FR), Herbst-Kiefern-Nadelholzspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 118.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late August till well in October. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
The larva lives on Pinus sylvestris, sometimes also other conifers. hibernates as egg or young larva between the needles of the food plant or among plant debris.
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