Seq # 601510010

Aplasta ononaria (Fuessly, 1783) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:05 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the extreme south of the country. Nowadays not often observed.
Recently (2021) observed in WV, where different habitable populations occur in the far west. It is possible to observe this species in numbers there.

Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Pseudoterpnini > Genus: Aplasta > Species: Aplasta ononaria
Vernacular names
Stalkruidspanner (NL), Rest Harrow (EN), La Phalène de l'Arrête-Boeuf (FR), Hauhechelspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Derenne F. 1928. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 28: 2, 10, 114–116. On page 116.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 22–31 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a loose spinning at the base of the food plant.
They are active by day and night they come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly usually in one generation a year during June and July. When conditions are favourable, a small partial second generation may occur from August till September filled up with occasionally migrants.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Ononis repens

The larva lives in the stems of Ononis.

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