Aplasta ononaria (Fuessly, 1783) Species
Last modified: Oct. 3, 2021, 11:47 a.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.
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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as as a small larva and pupates in a loose spinning at the base of the food plant.
When conditions are favourable, a small partial second generation may occur from August till September filled up with occasionally migrants. They are active by day and night and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one generation a year; during June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ononis repens
The larva lives in the stems of Ononis.
