Cabera pusaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Caberini > Genus: Cabera > Species: Cabera pusaria
- Vernacular names
- Witte grijsbandspanner (NL), Common White Wave (EN), La Cabère virginale, la Délicate (FR), Weißstirn-Weißspanner (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 18 (as Cabera pusaria L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 25–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa among plant debris or in the surface of the soil.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, difficult to separate generations a year, from late April till the end of September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a variety of trees and shrubs, especially on Betula and Alnus.
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