Seq # 602110010

Cyclophora albipunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:47 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium with strongholds in the Kempen and the south of the country.


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

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.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Betula

The larva lives on Betula.

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