Pterapherapteryx sexalata (Retzius, 1783) Species
Last modified: Feb. 1, 2022, 12:10 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Trichopterygini > Genus: Pterapherapteryx > Species: Pterapherapteryx sexalata
- Vernacular names
- Kleine blokspanner (NL), Small Seraphim (EN), La Phalène à six ailes (FR), Kleiner Lappenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 111.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
The adults fly in one long generation a year from late April towards mid August. Occasionally, a smaller partial second generation is noticed.They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives on Salix. Hibernates as pupa in plant debris or moss.
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