Aplocera plagiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: July 4, 2021, 8:20 a.m.
A fairly common but widespread species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Chesiadini > Genus: Aplocera > Species: Aplocera plagiata
- Vernacular names
- Streepblokspanner (NL), Treble-bar (EN), La Triple Raie, La Rayure commune (FR), Großer Johanniskraut-Spanner (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 16.
- 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 April till late September. 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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