Cosmorhoe ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 5, 2025, 7:31 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Cosmorhoe > Species: Cosmorhoe ocellata
- Vernacular names
- Blauwbandspanner (NL), Purple Bar (EN), Le Lynx (FR), Schwarzaugen-Bindenspanner (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 18 (as Melanthia ocellaria L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a full-grown larva and pupates in a cocoon.
The moths are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from mid-April till October.
