Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 27, 2019, 5:09 p.m.
A rather common but declining species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Abraxini > Genus: Abraxas > Species: Abraxas grossulariata
- Vernacular names
- Bonte bessenvlinder (NL), Magpie (EN), La Zérène du Groseillier (FR), Stachelbeer-Harlekin (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 grossularia). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from May towards August. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Ribes
The larva lives on a variety of scrubs and trees like Crataegus, Corylus, Ligustrum, Prunus spinosa, Ribes spp. etc... Hibernates as young larva and pupates in a loose transparent cocoon.
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