Plemyria rubiginata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: July 15, 2023, 11:05 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Plemyria > Species: Plemyria rubiginata
- Vernacular names
- Blauwrandspanner (NL), Blue-bordered Carpet (EN), La Mignonne, la Cidarie bicolore (FR), Milchweißer Bindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Plemyria bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1767), nec (Hufnagel, 1766)
- 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 18 (as Melanthia rubiginaria Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg on a twig of the food plant.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late May till September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alnus glutinosa and Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Malus, Prunus and Betula
The larva lives on different species of trees and shrubs, like Alnus glutinosa or Prunus spinosa.
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