Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 23, 2025, 10:05 p.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: 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 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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