Eupithecia nanata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
A not-so-common species throughout Belgium, but in the Kempen locally common.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia nanata
- Vernacular names
- Smalvleugeldwergspanner (NL), Narrow-winged Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie naine (FR), Heidekraut-Blütenspanner (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 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 13–19 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sometimes also on sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late March till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Calluna vulgaris
The larva lives on the flowers of Calluna, sometimes also on Achillea millefolium.
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Habitat
Heather vegetation with a litter layer forms a suitable habitat.
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