Seq # 602010170

Idaea rufaria (Hübner, 1799) Species

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


A very rare and local species known from very old records in LX. Presumably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea rufaria
Vernacular names
Geelbruine stipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie rousse (FR), Rötlicher Trockenrasen-Zwergspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 18.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 21–24 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The caterpillar hibernates and is mature in May/June. The adults are active during the day in the grasslands.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late June to mid-August.


Observed on

Substrates:
Dead leaves

The caterpillar is polyphagous on herbs.

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Habitat

It inhabits calcareous grasslands.

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