Aplocera plagiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 10, 2023, 1:03 p.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
Wingspan 37–43 mm. The cross-line near the base of the forewing curves gently round to the leading edge of the wing.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates underground.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from April till late September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Hypericum
The larva lives on Hypericum perforatum.
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