Seq # 601530010

Geometra papilionaria Linnaeus, 1758 Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 12:15 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Geometrini > Genus: Geometra > Species: Geometra papilionaria
Vernacular names
Zomervlinder (NL), Large Emerald (EN), La grande Naïade, la Papillonaire (FR), Grünes Blatt (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 14.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 40–50 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as larva.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late May till mid-August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Betula
Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larva lives mainly on Betula, sometimes also on: Fagus, Alnus or Corylus.

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