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Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:07 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium.

Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Xanthorhoe > Species: Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Vernacular names
Vierbandspanner (NL), Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (EN), La Rouillée (FR), Dunkler Rostfarben-Blattspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Xanthorhoe ferrugaria (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 16.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 18–22 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from mid-April till early September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on a variety of low herbaceous plants.

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