Seq # 602020130

Scopula immorata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:31 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

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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