Angerona prunaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 5, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Angeronini > Genus: Angerona > Species: Angerona prunaria
- Vernacular names
- Oranje iepentakvlinder (NL), Orange Moth (EN), L'Angéronie du Prunier, la Phalène du Noisetier (FR), Schlehenspanner (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 15. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from late May till end July. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna, Clematis and Lonicera
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees and also on lower plants. Hibernates as young larva on the foodplant and pupates between spun leaves.
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