Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 19, 2022, 3:54 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
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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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