Scopula marginepunctata (Goeze, 1781) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:21 p.m.
A rare but widespread species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Calothysanis > Species: Scopula marginepunctata
- Vernacular names
- Prachtstipspanner (NL), Mullein Wave (EN), La Frange picotée, l'Acidalie picotée (FR), Randfleck-Kleinspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Scopula contiguaria 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a larva and pupates in loose earth.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-May till July and again from August till late September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different herbaceous plants like Achillea millefolium or Artemisia vulgaris.
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