Erannis defoliaria (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Jan. 23, 2020, 12:06 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Erannis > Species: Erannis defoliaria
- Vernacular names
- Grote wintervlinder (NL), Mottled Umber (EN), L'Hibernie défeuillante (FR), Großer Frostspanner (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 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from September till the end of December, sometimes till mid January especially when conditions are mild. They come to light. The females are completely apterous.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on a great variety of deciduous trees and shrubs with a preference for Quercus. Hibernates as egg on the food plant.
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