Seq # 602020170

Scopula tessellaria (Boisduval, 1840) Species

Last modified: May 16, 2024, 1:23 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, almost exclusively seen in calcareous grassland in the extreme south of LX.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula tessellaria
Vernacular names
Zwartwitte stipspanner (NL), Dusky-brown Wave (EN), L'Acidalie tesselée (FR), Genetzter Dostspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Berger L. A. 1949a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 49: 23. On page 23.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingespan 23–29 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

It hibernates as a larva among plant debris.
The adults are easily disturbed from low vegetation by day and later come to light in small numbers.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in the months of May and June and again at the end of July and August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Medicago sativa and Pulsatilla vulgaris
Host plant (genera):
Origanum

The larva lives mainly on Origanum.

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