Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: March 23, 2021, 2:22 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bupalini > Genus: Bupalus > Species: Bupalus piniaria
- Vernacular names
- Dennenspanner (NL), Bordered White (EN), La Fidonie du Pin (FR), Kiefernspanner (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 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from May towards mid July in one generation a year. They are active on warm days and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra var. maritima
The larva lives on Pinus, especially Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra. Hibernates as a pupa between fallen needles or among plant debris.
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