Idaea emarginata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 6, 2022, 8:44 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the Kempen.
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
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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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