Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:53 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Perizomini > Genus: Perizoma > Species: Perizoma alchemillata
- Vernacular names
- Hennepnetelspanner (NL), Small Rivulet (EN), La Périzome coupée (FR), Hohlzahn-Kapselspanner (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 18 (as Melanippe alchemillaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–19 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in the ground.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from half May till late August, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galeopsis
The larva lives inside the seeds and on the flowers of several species of Galeiopsis, sometimes also on Stachys sylvatica or other herbaceous plants.
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