Dysstroma citrata (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:07 p.m.
A very rare species throughout Belgium, with the most observations in the southern part of the country.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Dysstroma > Species: Dysstroma citrata
- Vernacular names
- Gehoekte schimmelspanner (NL), Dark Marbled Carpet (EN), La Cidarie de la Myrtille (FR), Buschhalden-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Dysstroma immanata (Haworth, 1809)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 273.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–31 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg and pupates in debris.
They come to light and less to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus and Fragaria vesca
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Betula
The larva lives on a wide variety of bushes and herbaceous plants including Vaccinium.
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