Macaria alternata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 28, 2020, 3:57 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Macariini > Genus: Macaria > Species: Macaria alternata
- Vernacular names
- Donker klaverblaadje (NL), Sharp-angled Peacock (EN), La Philobie alternée (FR), Dunkelgrauer Eckflügelspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Macaria alternaria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 (as alternaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; from mid April till late August. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa, Alnus glutinosa and Hippophae rhamnoides
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives on various deciduous trees like Salix, Alnus glutinosa, Prunus spinosa and Hippophae rhamnoides. Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon underground.
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