Chesias rufata (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
Used to be a rather common species throughout Belgium, but nowadays becomes very rare, although the food plant is very common throughout our country.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Chesiadini > Genus: Chesias > Species: Chesias rufata
- Vernacular names
- Zomerbremspanner (NL), Broom-tip (EN), La Rousse, la Chesias oblique (FR), Früher Ginsterspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Chesias obliquaria (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 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
They are attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in probably two generations a year from late March till mid-August with a peak during May.
Observed on
The larva lives on Cytisus scoparius.
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Habitat
Mainly heathland, open forests and shrubs, sometimes railway embankments and road verges.
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