Idaea seriata (Schrank, 1802) Species
Last modified: May 6, 2022, 9:26 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea seriata
- Vernacular names
- Paardenbloemspanner (NL), Small Dusty Wave (EN), La Vieillie, La Voisine (FR), Grauer Zwergspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Idaea incanata (Denis & Schiff., 1775), nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 128.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19–21 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: generally from May till July, and from August till early October. During very mild periods, the species can emerge substantially earlier, (mid March 2008) and fly much later until well into December.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Hedera
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a great variety of herbaceous plants, fallen leaves and mosses.
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