Idaea rubraria - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Idaea pallidata

Seq # 602010165

Idaea rufaria

Idaea rubraria (Staudinger, 1901) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:15 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.