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Fagivorina arenaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Species

Last modified: Sept. 23, 2023, 2:05 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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 25–32 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

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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