Scopula emutaria (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 4:59 p.m.
A very rare and very local species in Belgium, mainly known from the coast.
Other observations outside this area are probably vagrants or tiny populations.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Calothysanis > Species: Scopula emutaria
- Vernacular names
- Witroze stipspanner (NL), Rosy Wave (EN), L'Acidalie des sables (FR), Küstendünen-Kleinspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Legrain A. 1971. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 70 (1970): 83–90. On page 86.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 19–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as half-grown larva and pupates in a cocoon among plant debris or on the ground. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May towards August, sometimes later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Beta vulgaris L. var. maritima
- Host plant (genera):
- Taraxacum
The larva lives on Beta maritima or other low plants.
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