Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 8, 2021, 5:19 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Peribatodes > Species: Peribatodes rhomboidaria
- Vernacular names
- Taxusspikkelspanner (NL), Willow Beauty (EN), La Boarmie rhomboïdale, la Boarmie commune (FR), Rauten-Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Peribatodes gemmaria (Brahm, 1791)
- 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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly normally in one generation a year from mid May till late August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs during September till late October. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Hedera, Taxus and Clematis
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs, like Crataegus and Hedera. Hibernates as a young larva on the food plant and pupates in a cocoon.
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