Selidosema brunnearia (De Villers, 1789) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 2:22 p.m.
A very rare and local species in LI, only known from very old records. More than likely extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Selidosema > Species: Selidosema brunnearia
- Vernacular names
- Bruine heispanner (NL), Bordered Grey (EN), La Boarmie brune (FR), Purpurgrauer Heide-Tagspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Selidosema ericetaria (De Villers, 1789) and Selidosema plumaria sensu auct.
- First mention in Belgium
- Breyer A. 1859. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Première partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 93–106. On page 99.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 37–43 mm.
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Specimens in nature
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Hibernates as a young larva on the food plant and pupates later in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The moths fly from late July to September with peak in late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lotus corniculatus
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna and Rumex
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris, Cytisus, Rumex or Lotus.
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Habitat
It inhabits warm dry steppe slopes and corresponding grasslands.
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