Scopula immorata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:22 p.m.
A rare species in the southern provinces of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula immorata
- Vernacular names
- Donkere prachtstipspanner (NL), Lewes Wave (EN), L'Acidalie hardie (FR), Marmorierter Kleinspanner (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
Imago 22–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva among plant debris.
The moths are easily disturbed during the daytime. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from end of June till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Polygonum
The larva lives on Thymus or Origanum vulgare.
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