Cyclophora pendularia (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:04 p.m.
A very rare and declining species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the Campine area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Cosymbiini > Genus: Cyclophora > Species: Cyclophora pendularia
- Vernacular names
- Gemarmerde oogspanner (NL), Dingy Mocha (EN), L'Ephyre orbiculaire, l'Ephyre lichénée (FR), Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Cyclophora orbicularia (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 127.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year in May and June and again in July and August.
