Seq # 602020050

Scopula incanata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:20 p.m.


A very rare and local species in the southern part in Belgium, rarely observed.
Perhaps overlooked because of the resemblance with Scopula marginepunctata.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Calothysanis > Species: Scopula incanata
Vernacular names
Bergstipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie grisonnante (FR), Weißgrauer Kleinspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Scopula mutataria (Duponchel, 1830)
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 22–28 mm.

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The caterpillar hibernates and is mature in April/May.

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Flight periods

The moths fly in two generations from May to September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Lotus, Hippocrepis and Sanguisorba
Substrates:
Polyphagous

The caterpillars live polyphagous in the herb layer. They prefer Fabaceae such as Lotus and Hippocrepis or Rosaceae as Sanguisorba minor.

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Habitat

It inhabits grasslands and pastures on limestone and silicate.

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