Scopula incanata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:24 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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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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