Gerinia honoraria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 3, 2023, 8:17 p.m.
A very rare and local xerothermic species in Belgium, rarely seen and only recorded from the southern provinces.
Nowadays only known from a few locations in NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Campaeini > Genus: Gerinia > Species: Gerinia honoraria
- Vernacular names
- Eikentak (NL), La Phalène honorée (FR), Rötlichbrauner Eichenspanner (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
Wingspan: 35–47 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
This species hibernates as a pupa.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till late June.
