Adactylotis contaminaria (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 1:47 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 34–38 mm.
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Specimens in nature
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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.
Habitat
It occurs almost everywhere in oak forests with coppices, but localized in the warmest places.
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