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Aplocera praeformata (Hübner, 1826) Species

Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 12:11 p.m.


A very rare and very local species, confined to a number of mountainous localities in the eastern part of the country. Its main stronghold is the Plateau of Losheimergraben near the German border.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Chesiadini > Genus: Aplocera > Species: Aplocera praeformata
Vernacular names
Bonte blokspanner (NL), Purple Treble-bar (EN), La Rayure montagnarde (FR), Bergheiden-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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 34–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives on the host plant from August to May and overwinters. The adults are easily disturbed from their foodplant and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing in July and August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Hypericum perforatum

The larva lives on Hypericum perforatum.

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