Xanthorhoe montanata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:48 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Xanthorhoe > Species: Xanthorhoe montanata
- Vernacular names
- Geoogde bandspanner (NL), Silver-ground carpet (EN), La Mélanthie montagnarde (FR), Schwarzbraunbinden-Blattspanner (DE)
- 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 18 (as Melanthia montanaria Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 24–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates in a cocoon in loose earth.
The moths become active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one generation a year from May till July. When conditions are favourable, a second generation may occur.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium and Primula
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on herbaceous plants like Galium.
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