Seq # 600810010

Adactylotis contaminaria (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:11 p.m.


A very rare species with only records before 1980 in the southern part of Belgium. Very likely extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Adactylotis > Species: Adactylotis contaminaria
Vernacular names
Marmereikenspanner (NL), Brindled three-lined moth (EN), La Boarmie souillée (FR)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1904b. Varia — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 4: 15–16, 35–36, 44, 52. On page 44.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 34–38 mm.

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The moths are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year from April till July and again from August till September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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Habitat

It occurs almost everywhere in oak forests with coppices, but localized in the warmest places.

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