Spargania luctuata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 25, 2022, 10:52 a.m.
A rare, local and declining woodland species, mainly known from the southern part of Belgium.
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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations, in May and June and from mid July to August. They come readily to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Epilobium angustifolium
The larva lives on Epilobium species and Vaccinium myrtillus. The pupa hibernates among plant debris.
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