Cleorodes lichenaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:13 p.m.
A very rare and declining species in Belgium, in the past only known from the coast and the southern part of LX.
Few observations since 2000, all in the extreme west of WV.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Cleorodes > Species: Cleorodes lichenaria
- Vernacular names
- Korstmosspanner (NL), Brussels Lace (EN), La Boarmie des Lichens (FR), Grüner Flechten-Rindenspanner (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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 31–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon among lichens.
They are attracted to light, otherwise seldom seen.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from beginning of June till early August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The larva lives on various species of lichens on tree trunks, branches and stems of woody plants and sometimes on walls and rocky surfaces.
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