Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:47 p.m.
A 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 punctaria
- Vernacular names
- Gestippelde oogspanner (NL), Maiden's Blush (EN), L'Ephyre ponctuée, la Soutenue (FR), Gepunkteter Eichen-Gürtelpuppenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Cyclophora delaeveri (Berger, 1949)
- 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 punctaria L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–29 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a pupa, attached to a fallen oak leaf.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till mid-June and from early July till late September.
