Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:43 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
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
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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.
