Dysstroma citrata (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Aug. 26, 2020, 10:07 a.m.
A very rare species throughout Belgium, with the most observations in the southern part of the country.
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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid May till late September. They come to light and less to sugar.
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. Hibernates as egg and pupates in debris.
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