Seq # 601610010

Comibaena bajularia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 12:16 p.m.


A rather common species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Comibaenini > Genus: Comibaena > Species: Comibaena bajularia
Vernacular names
Gevlekte zomervlinder (NL), Blotched Emerald (EN), Le Verdelet (FR), Pustelspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Comibaena pustulata (Hufnagel, 1767), nec (Müller O. F., 1764)
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 14.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 23–31 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as young larva and pupates in a loose cocoon between leaves of the food plant.
They come to light, especially the males.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till early July. In favourable years a small partial second generation occurs during September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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