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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

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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