Idaea straminata (Borkhausen, 1794) Species
Last modified: Sept. 2, 2024, 6:50 p.m.
A not-so-common and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and the south of the country.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea straminata
- Vernacular names
- Egale stipspanner (NL), Plain Wave (EN), L'Acidalie sobre (FR), Olivgrauer Doppellinien-Zwergspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Idaea inornata (Haworth, 1809) and Idaea suffusata (Treitschke, 1828)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 130.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–33 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as larva and pupates among plant debris.
They are active from dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, onwards from early June till early August.
Often a partial second generation occurs till late September.
Habitat
Prefers sandy soils.
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