Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 17, 2022, 1:48 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Gonodontini > Genus: Crocallis > Species: Crocallis elinguaria
- Vernacular names
- Kortzuiger (NL), Scalloped Oak (EN), La Phalène de la Mancienne, la Crocalle commune (FR), Heller Schmuckspanner (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
Wingspan: 32–41 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg on the food plant.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid June till August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees and shrubs.
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