Seq # 603230010

Melanthia procellata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 12:05 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Melanthiini > Genus: Melanthia > Species: Melanthia procellata
Vernacular names
Witvlekbosrandspanner (NL), Pretty Chalk Carpet (EN), La Mélanthie pie (FR), Sturmvogel (DE)
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 18 (as Melanthia procellaria Wv.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 27–32 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as pupa among plant debris on the ground.
The moths come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from mid-May till early September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Clematis vitalba

The larva lives on Clematis vitalba.

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