Idaea sylvestraria (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 1:55 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Sterrhini > Genus: Idaea > Species: Idaea sylvestraria
- Vernacular names
- Randstipspanner (NL), Dotted Bordered Wave (EN), L'Acidalie sylvestre (FR), Weißlichgrauer 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: 16–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as larva and pupates in the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from end of May till end of August in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Taraxacum and Polygonum
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of low herbaceous plants like Artemisia vulgaris, Polygonum, Taraxacum or Thymus.
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