Idaea laevigata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2023, 11:03 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea laevigata
- Vernacular names
- Strooiselstipspanner (NL), Strange Wave (EN), L'Acidalie des herboristes (FR), Mittelbinden-Zwergspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Hennin E., Lambillion J.-L. & Schammel P. 1919. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. - Espèces et variétés. Remarques fort intéressantes sur plusieurs capture. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 19: 21–22. On page 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 13–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Usually found in houses, gardens, parks and around compost mounds.
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Flight periods
The adults have been seen from mid June till early August.
The occurrence of a second generation later on the year in our country is insufficiently known.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses and Dead leaves
The polyphagous larva lives on dried vegetable matter like: dry plants, mouldy plant debris, moss and petals of various herbaceous plants like: Galium, Chrysanthemum or Gypsophila.
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Habitat
Usually found in houses, gardens, parks and around compost mounds.
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