Trichopteryx polycommata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:54 p.m.
This very rare and local species flies in 3 separate locations in Belgium: at the northwestern coast, western Calestienne and the southernmost tip of LX.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Trichopterygini > Genus: Trichopteryx > Species: Trichopteryx polycommata
- Vernacular names
- Ligusterblokspanner (NL), Barred Tooth-stripêd (EN), La Phalène du Troène, la Lobée des haies (FR), Gestrichelter Lappenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 261.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 33–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon underground.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later comes to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in March and April in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ligustrum vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Fraxinus
The larva lives on Ligustrum and Fraxinus.
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