Seq # 602010070

Idaea emarginata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 4:59 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the Kempen.

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


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea emarginata
Vernacular names
Geblokte stipspanner (NL), Small Scallop (EN), L'Echancrée (FR), Zackenrand-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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 22–25 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as very small larva and pupates in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from mid-June till late August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Galium
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on different species of low herbaceous plants like Convolvulus and Galium. Also on Populus tremula and on withered leaves of Betula.

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