Apeira syringaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 6, 2021, 3:35 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, with most observations in the north of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Ennomini > Genus: Apeira > Species: Apeira syringaria
- Vernacular names
- Seringenvlinder (NL), Lilac Beauty (EN), L'Ennomos du Lilas (FR), Fliederspanner (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
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They hibernate usually as a young larva on the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June and July. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs during August and September.
