Seq # 602010210

Idaea seriata (Schrank, 1802) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 1:49 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea seriata
Vernacular names
Paardenbloemspanner (NL), Small Dusty Wave (EN), La Vieillie, La Voisine (FR), Grauer Zwergspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Idaea incanata (Denis & Schiff., 1775), nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 128.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 19–21 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as larva and pupates in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year:generally from May till July, and from August till early October. During very mild periods, the species can emerge substantially earlier, (mid-March) and fly much later until well into December.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Hedera
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on a great variety of herbaceous plants, fallen leaves or mosses.

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