Abraxas sylvata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:25 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Abraxini > Genus: Abraxas > Species: Abraxas sylvata
- Vernacular names
- Porseleinvlinder (NL), Clouded Magpie (EN), La Zérène de l'Orme (FR), Ulmen-Harlekin (DE)
- Synonyms
- Abraxas ulmaria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 Zerene ulmaria H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 35–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They hibernate as a pupa underground.
The adults are active from early dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from May till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ulmus glabra
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulmus
The larva lives on several deciduous trees like Fagus sylvatica, Ulmus glabra or Ulmus procera.
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