Eupithecia abietaria (Goeze, 1781) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:54 p.m.
A rare and widespread species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia abietaria
- Vernacular names
- Spardwergspanner (NL), Cloaked Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie du Sapin (FR), Fichtenzapfen-Blütenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eupithecia pini (Retzius, 1783), nec (Linnaeus, 1758) , Eupithecia strobilata (Borkhausen, 1794) , Eupithecia togata (Hübner, 1817) and Eupithecia bilunulata (Zetterstedt, 1839)
- 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 20–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva feeds internally in the cones of conifers. The trees must be sufficiently mature as to produce large numbers of cones. Hibernates as a pupa in a flimsy cocoon among fallen conifer needles or other plant debris on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till mid-July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Picea abies, Picea sitchensis and Abies procera
- Substrates:
- Coniferous trees
The larva feeds on conifers like Abies procera, Picea abies or Picea sitchensis.
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