Seq # 602020120

Scopula decorata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:30 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a long time.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula decorata
Vernacular names
Tijmstipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie décorée, la Cendrée. (FR), Sandthymian-Kleinspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 127.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as larva. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year from late May till late August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Thymus

The larva lives on Thymus serpyllum.

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