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Ematurga atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Oct. 29, 2023, 1:17 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium, especially in the Kempen and the south of the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Ematurga > Species: Ematurga atomaria
Vernacular names
Gewone heispanner (NL), Common Heath (EN), La Phalène picotée (FR), Heidespanner (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 15.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 22–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

There are many colour forms of this very variable larvae.


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a loose cocoon on or underground.
The adults are active during daytime and come sparsely to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year in mid-April/June and again in July/August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Artemisia vulgaris
Host plant (genera):
Calluna, Erica and Trifolium

The larva lives on various species of low plants and bushes like Calluna, Erica, Artemisia vulgaris or Trifolium.

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