Aplocera efformata (Guenée, 1858) Species
Last modified: July 4, 2021, 8:16 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Chesiadini > Genus: Aplocera > Species: Aplocera efformata
- Vernacular names
- Sint-janskruidblokspanner (NL), Lesser Treble-bar (EN), La petite Rayure (FR), Sandheiden-Johanniskrautspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Bentinck G. A. 1929. Espèce nouvelle pour les faunes belge et hollandaise Anaïtis Deg. efformata Guénée. — Lambillionea 29: 50–52. On page 50.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from early May till late September, sometimes till well into October. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Hypericum
The larva lives on Hypericum perforatum. Hibernates as larva and pupates underground.
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