Lycia zonaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Aug. 11, 2022, 2:11 p.m.
A very rare, very local en rapidly decling species in Belgium. Hitherto known only from LX, where the species was found again in 2018 after a long period of absence.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Lycia > Species: Lycia zonaria
- Vernacular names
- Rouwrandspanner (NL), Belted Beauty (EN), La Phalène zonée (FR), Trockenrasen-Dickleibspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1912. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 12: 31–32, 40, 51–52, 68, 83–84, 96. On page 51.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The males fly during daytime.
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Flight periods
Very early in the year: from late March towards April.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix repens and Rosa pimpinellifolia
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
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