Seq # 602110050

Cyclophora porata (Linnaeus, 1767) Species

Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:05 p.m.


A rare species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Campine area and the limestone area.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Cosymbiini > Genus: Cyclophora > Species: Cyclophora porata
Vernacular names
Eikenoogspanner (NL), False Mocha (EN), L'Ephyre trouée, l'Ephyre ocellée (FR), Eichenbusch-Ringelfleckspanner (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 18 (as Ephyra poraria Tr.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 20–23 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

It hibernates as pupa.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year in May and June, and again in August and September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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