Peribatodes ilicaria (Geyer, 1833) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 2:16 p.m.
A very rare and very local species in two southern provinces in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Peribatodes > Species: Peribatodes ilicaria
- Vernacular names
- Donkere spikkelspanner (NL), Lydd Beauty (EN), La Boarmie de l'Yeuse (FR), Südlicher Eichen-Baumspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Peribatodes manuelaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1936. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 36: 7–8. On page 7.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 30 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from July till September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Betula and Ligustrum
- Substrates:
- Coniferous trees, Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives on a wide range of broadleaved trees, pines and shrubs like Quercus, Betula, Prunus spinosa or Ligustrum.
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