Chloroclysta miata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 17, 2023, 4:28 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Chloroclysta > Species: Chloroclysta miata
- Vernacular names
- Herfstpapegaaitje (NL), Autumn Green Carpet (EN), La Cidarie fasciée (FR), Bläulichgrüner Heidelbeer-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Chloroclysta miaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Chloroclysta coraciaria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
After mating in autumn, the males all die and only the females hibernate.
They come to light and sugar and visits sallow catkins in spring.
Hibernates as imago. It pupates among plant debris.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late August till well into November. Depending on mild weather, the females fly again from February, but usually from end of March till May, very exceptional to early June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sorbus aucuparia
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix, Betula and Quercus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees, especially on Betula and Salix and shrubs like Vaccinium.
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