Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Ennomini > Genus: Selenia > Species: Selenia tetralunaria
- Vernacular names
- Halvemaanvlinder (NL), Purple Thorn (EN), L'Ennomos illustre (FR), Violettbrauner Mondfleckspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Selenia lunaria (Fabricius, 1775) and Selenia illustraria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 35–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa underground.
They come late at night to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year in April and May, and again in July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula, Quercus and Alnus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The mainly nocturnal larva lives on different species of deciduous trees.
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