Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Agriopis > Species: Agriopis aurantiaria
- Vernacular names
- Najaarsspanner (NL), Scarce Umber (EN), L'Hibernie orangée (FR), Orangegelber Breitflügelspanner (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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid October till late November. The females are brachypterous. They are attracted to light.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees, but especially on Betula, Quercus and Ulmus. Hibernates as egg on the foodplant.
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