Seq # 602610020

Euphyia frustata (Treitschke, 1828) Species

Last modified: Oct. 6, 2023, 4:59 p.m.


A very rare and local species, only known from LX from very old records. Presumably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Euphyini > Genus: Euphyia > Species: Euphyia frustata
Vernacular names
Bruine bergspanner (NL), La Larentie fruste (FR), Gelbgrüner Winkelspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 120.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 26–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Wintering takes place in the pupal stage.

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Flight periods

The moths fly from July to August in one generation a year.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Galium and Stellaria

The larva lives on Stellaria and on Galium.

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