Cyclophora linearia (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
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 linearia
- Vernacular names
- Gele oogspanner (NL), Clay Triple-lines (EN), L'Ephyre trilignée (FR), Rotbuchen-Gürtelpuppenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Cyclophora trilinearia (Borkhausen, 1794), nec (Hübner, 1787)
- 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 trilinearia Bork.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 21–33 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from mid-May till early July and again from late July till mid-September in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Fagus
The larva lives mainly on Fagus, sometimes also on other deciduous trees or on Vaccinium.
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