Xanthorhoe designata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Xanthorhoe > Species: Xanthorhoe designata
- Vernacular names
- Koolbandspanner (NL), Flame Carpet (EN), La Désignée (FR), Kohl-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Xanthorhoe propugnata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 20–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till early June and again from late June till mid-September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of cruciferous plants, a.o. Brassica spp.
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