Ennomos alniaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 10, 2023, 6:35 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Ennomini > Genus: Ennomos > Species: Ennomos alniaria
- Vernacular names
- Geelschouderspanner (NL), Canary-shouldered Thorn (EN), L'Ennomos du Tilleul (FR), Erlen-Zackenrandspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ennomos tiliaria (Haworth, 1809)
- 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 38–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as egg on the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one prolonged generation a year from July till October with most observations in August and first half of September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a variety of deciduous trees.
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