Seq # 600710020

Agriopis bajaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 1:03 p.m.


A very rare species in Belgium, restricted to the southern part of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Agriopis > Species: Agriopis bajaria
Vernacular names
Grijze najaarsspanner (NL), L'Hibernie messagère (FR), Brauner 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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 23–32 mm.
The females have short wings.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The male adults are attracted to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in October and November.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Prunus spinosa
Host plant (genera):
Ligustrum
Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larva lives on various deciduous trees, like Ligustrum, Crataegus etc...

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