Plagodis pulveraria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 12:23 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, more frequently observed in the Kempen and the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Hypochrosini > Genus: Plagodis > Species: Plagodis pulveraria
- Vernacular names
- Geelbruine bandspanner (NL), Barred Umber (EN), La Numérie poudrée (FR), Pulverspanner (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: 28–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa among plant debris.
The adults are attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from late of April till mid-June and again from late July till August.
