Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 30, 2020, 7:15 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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
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. They come to light.
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. Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon underground.
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