Idaea rubraria - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Idaea pallidata

Seq # 602010165

Idaea rufaria

Idaea rubraria (Staudinger, 1901) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 1:41 p.m.

A new species for Belgium in 2016 in NA. Hitherto only known from that observation.

Details

Classification: Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea rubraria
Vernacular names: Oranje stipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie ombrée (FR), Rötlichgelber Zwergspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium: De Prins W. 2016. Catalogus van de Belgische Lepidoptera – Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Entomobrochure 9: 1–279. On page 170.
Status: Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 22–23 mm. It resembles Idaea degeneraria, but it can be identified by its more robust appearance, the sharpness of the drawings, the light background, the presence of a colored central zone on the front, the well-marked discoidal points.