Epirrhoe tristata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:18 p.m.
A fairly common species in the southern provinces of Belgium, elsewhere rare to very rare.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Xanthorhoini > Genus: Epirrhoe > Species: Epirrhoe tristata
- Vernacular names
- Bonte bandspanner (NL), Small Argent & Sable (EN), La Mélanippe triste (FR), Fleckleib-Labkrautspanner (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 17 (as Melanippe tristaria L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 24–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults are active on sunny afternoons and at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Galium saxatile
The larva lives on different species of Galium.
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