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Scopula rubiginata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species

Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:35 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, more observed in the Kempen and at the coast.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula rubiginata
Vernacular names
Purperen stipspanner (NL), Tawny Wave (EN), La Phalène rougeâtre, l'Acidalie rougie (FR), Violettroter Kleinspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Scopula rubricata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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: 18–22 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

It hibernates as part-grown larva in the sward and pupates in a loose cocoon amongst plant debris.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from mid-May towards September with a peak in August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Taraxacum and Origanum
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants like Taraxacum, Polygonum or Trifolium.

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