Phibalapteryx virgata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:32 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays only observations from the coastal area.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cataclysmini > Genus: Phibalapteryx > Species: Phibalapteryx virgata
- Vernacular names
- Echt-walstrospanner (NL), Oblique Striped (EN), La Cidarie rayée (FR), Streifenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Phibalapteryx lineolata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 111.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon on the surface of the ground among plant debris.
The adults are easily disturbed from out of grass by day. They become active from sunset and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two to three generations a year from mid-April till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
The larva lives mainly on Galium ssp. especially on G. odoratum and other herbaceous plants.
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