Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Nov. 1, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
A fairly common species in the Kempen, elsewhere in Belgium a rather rare species.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Lythriini > Genus: Lythria > Species: Lythria cruentaria
- Vernacular names
- Zuringspanner (NL), L'Ensanglantée de l'Oseille (FR), Ampfer-Purpurspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lythria purpurata (Linnaeus, 1761) and Lythria rotaria (Fabricius, 1798)
- 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 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a pupa.
The adults fly wild in the sunshine low over the ground during the day.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in several generations a year from mid-April till September.
Habitat
This xerotherm species prefers undisturbed and sandy habitats like heathlands and nutrient-poor grasslands.
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