Pseudoterpna pruinata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 11:59 a.m.
A fairly common species in the southern part of Belgium, elsewhere local and rather rare.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Pseudoterpnini > Genus: Pseudoterpna > Species: Pseudoterpna pruinata
- Vernacular names
- Grijsgroene zomervlinder (NL), Grass Emerald (EN), L'Hémithée du Genêt (FR), Ginster-Grünspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pseudoterpna cythisaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as young larva hidden among twigs of the food plant.
They come to light in small numbers.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from late May till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista anglica and Cytisus scoparius
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulex
The larva lives on Genista anglica, Ulex or Cytisus scoparius.
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