Cyclophora albipunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:29 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium with strongholds in the Kempen and the south of the country.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Cosymbiini > Genus: Cyclophora > Species: Cyclophora albipunctata
- Vernacular names
- Berkenoogspanner (NL), Birch Mocha (EN), L'Ephyre suspendue (FR), Birken-Gürtelpuppenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Cyclophora pendularia sensu auct., nec (Clerck, 1759)
- 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 Ephyra pendularia L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
It hibernates as pupa.
The adults are active at dusk and at night and come later to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from half April till mid-June and again from early July till half September.
