Fagivorina arenaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 12:14 p.m.
This very rare and local species is only known from very old observations in LX. Presumably extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Boarmiini > Genus: Fagivorina > Species: Fagivorina arenaria
- Vernacular names
- Gespikkelde korstmosspanner (NL), Speckled Beauty (EN), La Boarmie veuve (FR), Scheckiger Rindenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Fagivorina viduata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Fagivorina angularia (Thunberg, 1792)
- 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 (as Boarmia viduaria Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 25–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The chrysalis overwinters. The butterflies come to light and rest during the day on lichen-covered stems, the males mainly high up and the females mainly lower on the stem.
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Flight periods
On the wing in June/July in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens
The caterpillars develop on various Fagus and Quercus lichens.
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