Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 23, 2025, 10:08 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Alcis > Species: Alcis repandata
- Vernacular names
- Variabele spikkelspanner (NL), Mottled Beauty (EN), La Boarmie recourbée (FR), Wellenlinien-Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Alcis repandaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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
Wingspan 30–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a young larva on the food plant.
The moths are attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till early August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various deciduous trees and herbaceous plants.
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