Seq # 602590020

Xanthorhoe designata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species

Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:34 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

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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