Seq # 602110090

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

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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