Scopula emutaria (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:01 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.
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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