Scopula ternata Schrank, 1802 Species
Last modified: April 2, 2021, 8:41 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Calothysanis > Species: Scopula ternata
- Vernacular names
- Crème stipspanner (NL), Smoky Wave (EN), L'Acidalie à trois raies (FR), Heidelbeer-Kleinspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Scopula fumata (Stephens, 1831)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lhomme L. 1923–1935. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de France et de Belgique. Volume I Macrolépidoptères. — — : 1–800. On page 561.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; onwards from June towards early August. Easily disturbed from low vegetation by day and later comed to light in small numbers..
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris but mainly on Vaccinium myrtillus. It overwinters as a larva and pupates close to the ground in plant debris or underground.
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