Idaea humiliata
Seq # 602010120
Idaea laevigata

Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

A very rare but widespread species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.

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

Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea inquinata
Vernacular names
Roestige stipspanner (NL), Rusty Wave (EN), L'Acidalie naine (FR), Heu-Zwergspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Idaea herbariata (Fabricius, 1798)
First mention in Belgium
Heylaerts F. J. M. 1878. Note sur les métamorphoses de l'Acidalia herbariata Fab. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 21: 5–8. On page 5 (as herbariata).
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 12–19 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one or two generations a year June/July, and September.

Observed on

Substrates:
Dead leaves

The larva lives on dried vegetable matter like fallen leaves.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1781 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1779 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1955 Antwerpen
  • 1905 Limburg
  • 198 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 26 Brabant Wallon
  • 1662 Hainaut
  • 2204 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2213 Luxembourg