Seq # 602010010

Idaea aversata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:09 p.m.


A very common species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea aversata
Vernacular names
Grijze stipspanner (NL), Riband Wave (EN), L'Impolie, l'Acidalie détournée (FR), Breitgebänderter Staudenspanner (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 131.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 23–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as young larva and pupates in a loose cocoon among plant debris.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two hard to distinguish generations a year from late May till late September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Galium, Stellaria and Polygonum
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like Rumex and Taraxacum and also on withered leaves.

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