Idaea aversata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2023, 10:08 a.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
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
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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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