Scopula umbelaria (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Oct. 4, 2023, 2:37 p.m.
This xerothermic species is very rare and local in Belgium, only known from the southern part of the country. Hitherto known from one location in NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Sterrhinae > Tribus: Scopulini > Genus: Scopula > Subgenus: Scopula > Species: Scopula umbelaria
- Vernacular names
- Zoomstipspanner (NL), L'Acidalie des ombelles (FR), Scopula umbelaria (DE)
- 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Imago: 29–33 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva hibernates and pupates among plant debris.
The adults are not easily attracted to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till late June.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The polyphagous larva lives on Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Prunus spinosa, Polygonum, Clematis, Solidago virgaurea, Artemisia, Ligustrum, Achillea millefolium etc...
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