Isturgia famula (Esper, [1787]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 11:57 a.m.
Only known from scarce observations before 1980 in NA and LX. Declining rapidly in whole Europe.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Macariini > Genus: Isturgia > Species: Isturgia famula
- Vernacular names
- Getekende bremspanner (NL), La Fidonie du Genêt (FR), Gebänderter Besenginsterspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Isturgia concordaria (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 15 (as concordaria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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They hibernate as a pupa underground.
The adults fly during sunny weather. They don't come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during May and June.
