Plagodis dolabraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: Dec. 17, 2022, 11:34 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but mainly known from the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Hypochrosini > Genus: Plagodis > Species: Plagodis dolabraria
- Vernacular names
- Lindeknotsvlinder (NL), Scorched Wing (EN), La Phalène linéolée, la Numérie ligneuse (FR), Hobelspanner (DE)
- 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 15. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the second decade of April till early July, in one generation a year.
