Scopula tessellaria (Boisduval, 1840) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:36 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
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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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