Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: May 6, 2022, 8:54 a.m.
A very rare but widespread species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea inquinata
- Vernacular names
- Roestige stipspanner (NL), Rusty Wave (EN), L'Acidalie naine (FR), Heu-Zwergspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Idaea herbariata (Fabricius, 1798)
- First mention in Belgium
- Heylaerts F. J. M. 1878. Note sur les métamorphoses de l'Acidalia herbariata Fab. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 21: 5–8. On page 5 (as herbariata).
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 12–19 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one or two generations a year: June-July, and September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves
The larva lives on dried vegetable matter like fallen leaves.
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