Chloroclysta siterata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Oct. 7, 2022, 12:44 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Chloroclysta > Species: Chloroclysta siterata
- Vernacular names
- Papegaaitje (NL), Red-green Carpet (EN), La Cidarie à bandes vertes (FR), Olivgrüner Bindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Chloroclysta psittacata (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: 30–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from early September till well into November and sometimes when conditions are mild even till late December. After mating in autumn, the males all die and only the females hibernate. Depending on mild weather, the females fly again from February, but usually from end of March till May. They come to light and especially to sugar
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sorbus aucuparia
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees, like: Quercus or Sorbus aucuparia.
It pupates among plant debris. Hibernates as imago.
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