Costaconvexa polygrammata (Borkhausen, 1794) Species
Last modified: Dec. 28, 2023, 5 p.m.
A very rare and very local species in Belgium. Recently discovered again in 3 provinces after a very long period of absence.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Costaconvexa > Species: Costaconvexa polygrammata
- Vernacular names
- Walstrospanner (NL), Many-lined (EN), La Phalène convexe (FR), Viellinien-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 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris. The adults fly in the late afternoon and from dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in three generations a year from mid-March towards late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
The larva lives on different species of Galium, especially on G. saxatile.
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