Tephronia sepiaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: May 25, 2023, 7:38 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from observations before 1980 in LX and LG. Since 2010, several observations became known from 2 southern provinces.
Onwards from 2015, a healthy population occurs at the river Semois near Laforêt (NA).
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Tephronia > Species: Tephronia sepiaria
- Vernacular names
- Donkere korstmosspanner (NL), La Gymnospile commune (FR), Totholz-Flechtenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1909. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour notre fauna (Espèces et variétés). — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 9(2): 22–23. On page 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May till August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva lives on various lichens. Hibernates as a larva.
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