Seq # 602020140

Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:22 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula nigropunctata
Vernacular names
Zwartstipspanner (NL), Sub-angled Wave (EN), L'Acidalie étrille (FR), Eckflügel-Kleinspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Scopula strigilata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Scopula prataria (Boisduval, 1840)
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 (as Acidalia strigilaria Wv.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 24–35 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as half-grown larva.

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Flight periods

They are on the wing in June and July, sometimes later.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Taraxacum and Clematis

The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants like Taraxacum or Clematis.

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