Scotopteryx luridata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Jan. 18, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Scotopteryx > Species: Scotopteryx luridata
- Vernacular names
- Late bremspanner (NL), July Belle (EN), L'Ortholite plombée (FR), Braungrauer Wellenstriemenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Scotopteryx plumbaria (Fabricius, 1775) and Scotopteryx palumbaria (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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon in plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one generation, sometimes a second one from late May till mid August. Frequently disturbed from the food plant and other low vegetation by day.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista anglica
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulex
The larva lives on Cytisus.
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