Aspitates ochrearia (Rossi, 1794) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:26 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the northern part of Belgium.
Hitherto mainly known from the coastal area and the Scheldt estuary.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Aspitatini > Genus: Aspitates > Subgenus: Napuca > Species: Aspitates ochrearia
- Vernacular names
- Gele kustspanner (NL), Yellow Belle (EN), L'Aspilate ochracée (FR), Gelber Küstenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Aspitates citraria (Hübner,[1799)
- 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 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 25–31 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates on the food plant or on other plants growing in the grassland vegetation.
The adults are easily disturbed during the day from out of vegetation. On warm days, they fly during daytime.
They are attracted to light in small numbers.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from the end of April till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Daucus carota, Plantago coronopus and Crepis polymorpha
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives mainly on Plantago coronopus, but also on other low plants.
