Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:31 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium. Since about 2000 widespread in Belgium.
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 ochrata
- Vernacular names
- Okergele spanner (NL), Bright Wave (EN), L'Acidalie ocreuse (FR), Ockerfarbiger Steppenheiden-Zwergspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Idaea auroralis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as half-grown larva and pupates in a loose cocoon among plant debris.
They are easily disturbed during the day and are active from late afternoon and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives in the flowers of a great variety of herbaceous plants, a.o. Crepis, Taraxacum, or Tussilago.
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