Asthena albulata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: July 4, 2021, 9:13 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Asthenini > Genus: Asthena > Species: Asthena albulata
- Vernacular names
- Wit spannertje (NL), Small White Wave (EN), La Phalène candide (FR), Ungepunkteter Zierspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Asthena candidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 18.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in two difficult to distinguish generations a year from May till the end of August. They are active from dawn to dusk and come to light in small numbers.
