Seq # 600110010

Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:59 a.m.


Used to be a fairly widespread, but now rapidly declining species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Abraxini > Genus: Abraxas > Species: Abraxas grossulariata
Vernacular names
Bonte bessenvlinder (NL), Magpie (EN), La Zérène du Groseillier (FR), Stachelbeer-Harlekin (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 18 (as Zerene grossularia L.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 35–41 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Cocoon/pupa


Bionomics

They hibernate as young larva and pupates in a loose transparent cocoon.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from May till August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Ribes

The larvae live on a variety of scrubs and trees like Crataegus, Corylus, Ligustrum, Prunus spinosa, Ribes spp. etc...

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