Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Feb. 5, 2020, 7:31 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; in April and May, and again in July and August. They come to light.
