Eulithis populata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
A not so common species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and the southern part of our country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Eulithis > Species: Eulithis populata
- Vernacular names
- Gewone agaatspanner (NL), Northern Spinach (EN), La Cidarie du Peuplier (FR), Veränderlicher Haarbüschelspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eulithis ribesaria (Boisduval, 1840)
- 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
Wingspan: 25–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late May towards mid-August, sometimes later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus
The larva lives mainly Vaccinium myrtillus, but also on Salix or Populus.
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