Eupithecia absinthiata (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:55 p.m.
A rather common species throughout 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 absinthiata
- Vernacular names
- Egale dwergspanner (NL), Wormwood Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie de l'Absinthe (FR), Kreuzkraut-Blütenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eupithecia minutata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Eupithecia callunae (Speyer, 1867)
- 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 18–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till mid-September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea, Achillea millefolium and Solidago virgaurea
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna and Erica
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a range of herbaceous plants like: Senecio jacobaea, Achillea millefolium etc.
