Idaea rufaria (Hübner, [1799]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 1:08 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 21–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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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.
Habitat
It inhabits calcareous grasslands.
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