Catarhoe cuculata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Catarhoe > Species: Catarhoe cuculata
- Vernacular names
- Bonte walstrospanner (NL), Royal Mantle (EN), L'Eubolie sinuée (FR), Braunbinden-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Catarhoe sinuata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 21–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
They come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till early August.
