Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:46 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
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
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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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