Earophila badiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 19, 2024, 6:48 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, best known from the southern part of the country, but also at the sea coast.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Larentiini > Genus: Earophila > Species: Earophila badiata
- Vernacular names
- Rozenspanner (NL), Shoulder Stripe (EN), La Cidarie baie (FR), Violettbrauner Rosen-Blattspanner (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 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon in loose earth.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late February till early May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rosa canina and Rosa pimpinellifolia
The larva lives on Rosa spp., including cultivars.
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