Gnophos furvata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 3, 2023, 8:21 p.m.
A very rare and local xerotherm species in Belgium, only occuring in the southern part, mainly in the Calestienne area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Gnophini > Genus: Gnophos > Subgenus: Gnophos > Species: Gnophos furvata
- Vernacular names
- Grote bruine spanner (NL), La Gnophos ténébreuse, la Phalène de la Viorne (FR), Großer Steinspanner (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 16 (as Gnophos furvaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 47–55 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on leaves of different species of herbaceous plants and shrubs. It hibernates as a larva.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in July till early September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Polyphagous and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on leaves of different species of herbaceous plants and shrubs like Prunus spinosa, Cornus sanguinea, Clematis vitalba, Coronilla, Hippocrepis, Thymus, Sanguisorba minor, Helianthemum mummularium and ligustrum vulgare.
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