Catarhoe rubidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:28 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, hitherto recorded from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Catarhoe > Species: Catarhoe rubidata
- Vernacular names
- Roodbruine walstrospanner (NL), Ruddy Carpet (EN), L'Eubolie roussâtre (FR), Rotbinden-Blattspanner (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 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–31 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in an earthen cocoon.
The adults come to light and occasionally on sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till late August.
