Seq # 602020020

Scopula floslactata (Haworth, 1809) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:02 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Calothysanis > Species: Scopula floslactata
Vernacular names
Roomkleurige stipspanner (NL), Cream Wave (EN), L'Acidalie laiteuse (FR), Gelblichweißer Kleinspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Scopula remutata sensu auct.
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 22–26 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

It Hibernates as full-grown larva and pupates in loose earth.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till late July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Taraxacum and Polygonum

The larva lives on different species of low plants like Taraxacum or Polygonum.

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