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Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Feb. 14, 2024, 6:48 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Phigalia > Species: Phigalia pilosaria
Vernacular names
Perentak (NL), Pale Brindled Beauty (EN), La Phalène velue, la Phigalie velue (FR), Schneespanner (DE)
Synonyms
Phigalia pedaria (Fabricius, 1787)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 35–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon underground.
The moths come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year early records in our country are known from mid-November onwards (very rare) but usually and depending on mild conditions they can be seen from early January till end of March.


Observed on

Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larva lives on a variety of decidious trees like: Prunus spinosa, Crataegus, Malus, Betula, Alnus, Corylus, Populus, Salix caprea, Fraxinus, etc...

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