Cyclophora ruficiliaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Species
Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:23 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, largely limited to the southern provinces with a stronghold in the Calestienne area where the species is not so rare.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Cosymbiini > Genus: Cyclophora > Species: Cyclophora ruficiliaria
- Vernacular names
- Geelbruine oogspanner (NL), Jersey Mocha (EN), L'Ephyre Trois-Cerceaux (FR), Braunroter Eichen-Gürtelpuppenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 125.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa.
The moths come readily to light.
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Flight periods
They fly in two generations a year and have been observed from mid-April till September, the second generation often less abundant.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva is monophagous and can be found on Quercus.
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