Chesias rufata (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 12:17 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.
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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