Xanthorhoe spadicearia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:51 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Xanthorhoe > Species: Xanthorhoe spadicearia
- Vernacular names
- Bruine vierbandspanner (NL), Red Twin-spot Carpet (EN), L'Oxydée (FR), Heller Rostfarben-Blattspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Becker L. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 116. On page 116.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 24–27 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The moths are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from the last decade of April till mid-June and from early July till late August. In favourable years a third generation occurs during September and October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants, a.o. Polygonum and Galium.
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