Epione vespertaria (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: Dec. 17, 2022, 11:44 a.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
After a very long period with no observations, rediscovered in LG in 2020.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Epionini > Genus: Epione > Species: Epione vespertaria
- Vernacular names
- Zoomspanner (NL), Dark Bordered Beauty (EN), L'Epione vespérale, l'Epione parallèle (FR), Espen-Saumbandspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Epione paralellaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 (as paralellaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 25–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till September with a peak in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix repens, Populus tremula and Betula pendula
The main foodplant is creeping willow, Salix repens.
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