Spargania luctuata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:29 p.m.
A rare, local and declining woodland species, mainly known from the southern part of Belgium.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Larentiini > Genus: Spargania > Species: Spargania luctuata
- Vernacular names
- Witbandspanner (NL), White-banded Carpet (EN), La Mélanippe affligée (FR), Schwarzweißer Weidenröschenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Spargania lugubrata (Staudinger, 1871)
- 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 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 23–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The pupa hibernates among plant debris.
They come readily to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations in May/June and from mid-July to August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Epilobium angustifolium
The larva lives on Epilobium species and Vaccinium myrtillus.
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