Epirrhoe hastulata (Hübner, 1790) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:36 p.m.
A very rare and local species in LX, only known from very old records. Presumably extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Epirrhoe > Species: Epirrhoe hastulata
- Vernacular names
- Rouwbandspanner (NL), La Lancette (FR), Ringelleib-Labkrautspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Epirrhoe luctuata (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 283.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The pupa overwinters.
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Flight periods
The moths fly in a single generation from May to early July. When conditiones are good, a partial second generation occurs in July/August.
Habitat
It inhabits edges and light spots in mesophilic to rather dry forests, especially beech forests.
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