Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2023, 4:25 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
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
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
It hibernates as 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. They come to light.
