Deileptenia ribeata (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 1:57 p.m.
A rare species in many parts of Belgium.
More observations and not so rare in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Deileptenia > Species: Deileptenia ribeata
- Vernacular names
- Satijnen spikkelspanner (NL), Satin Beauty (EN), La Boarmie du Sapin (FR), Moosgrüner Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Deileptenia abietaria (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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a young larva on the food plant and pupates later in loose earth.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of June till early August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Coniferous trees, Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives mainly on several coniferous trees like Picea , Abies alba or Taxus baccata. Also found on Carpinus betulus, Betula, Quercus, Prunus spinosa, Vaccinium uliginosum or Lonicera xylosteum.
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