Petrophora chlorosata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 11:58 a.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: Ennominae > Tribus: Lithinini > Genus: Petrophora > Species: Petrophora chlorosata
- Vernacular names
- Varenspanner (NL), Brown Silver-line (EN), La Phalène de l'Aquiline, la Pétrophore de la Fougère (FR), Moorwald-Adlerfarnspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Petrophora petraria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 31–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults can be seen from late March, but usually from mid-April towards mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pteridium aquilinum
The larva lives on several species of bracken but mainly on Pterideum aquilinum.
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