Ectropis crepuscularia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:14 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Ectropis > Species: Ectropis crepuscularia
- Vernacular names
- Gewone spikkelspanner (NL), Engrailed (EN), La Boarmie crépusculaire (FR), Zackenbindiger Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ectropis bistortata (Goeze, 1781)
- 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
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two or three, difficult to separate, generations a year, usually from mid-March till mid-September. During mild conditions the first moths can be seen from early February onwards.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Larix
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The very variable larva lives on a variety of trees, like Betula orSalix.
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