Campaea margaritaria (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:22 p.m.
A very 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: Campaeini > Genus: Campaea > Species: Campaea margaritaria
- Vernacular names
- Appeltak (NL), Light Emerald (EN), Le Céladon (FR), Perlglanzspanner (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 30–55 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva lying flat along stems of the food plant.
The adults are attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from May till early August and from mid-August till well in September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees.
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