Idaea biselata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea biselata
- Vernacular names
- Schildstipspanner (NL), Small Fan-footed Wave (EN), La Truie (FR), Breitgesäumter Zwergspanner (DE)
- 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 18.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan:: 15–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates between fallen leaves.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year: from mid May till late September.
