Epirrhoe tristata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 22, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
A fairly common species in the southern provinces of Belgium, elsewhere rare to very rare.
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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Egg
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; from mid April towards mid September. They are active on sunny afternoons and at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Galium saxatile
The larva lives on different species of Galium. Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon on the ground.
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