Idaea pallidata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 1:29 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium. Not often observed.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea pallidata
- Vernacular names
- Variabele stipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie disparate, l'Acidalie pâle (FR), Blasser Zwergspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1931b. Espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge Sterrha pallidata Schiff. — Lambillionea 31: 114–115. On page 114.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 17–21 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults are active during daytime or at dusk, easily flushed up from vegetation.
They come readily to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till end of June in one generation.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on withered or dry leaves of different herbaceous plants such like Achillea millefolium, Valeriana officinalis, Filipendula ulmaria or Vaccinium myrtillus.
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