Seq # 603430050

Perizoma blandiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: July 15, 2023, 3:20 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays not often observed.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Perizomini > Genus: Perizoma > Species: Perizoma blandiata
Vernacular names
Ogentroostspanner (NL), Pretty Pinion (EN), La Périzome agréable (FR), Augentrost-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 Melanthia blandiaria Wv.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 16–23 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as pupa in an earthen cocoon.
The adults are active in late afternoon and towards dusk and also at night when they come to light.

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Flight periods

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


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Euphrasia

The larva lives on the flowers and seeds on Euphrasia.

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