Electrophaes corylata (Thunberg, 1792) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2020, 6:52 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Electrophaes > Species: Electrophaes corylata
- Vernacular names
- Kleine wortelhoutspanner (NL), Broken-barred Carpet (EN), La Cidarie rompue (FR), Zweifarbiger Laubholz-Bindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Electrophaes ruptata (Hübner, 1799)
- 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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly onwards from May towards early July, with a peak during late May and early June. They come to light.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on the leaves of a variety of trees and shrubs. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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