Seq # 603520050

Eupithecia analoga Djakonov, 1926 Species

Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 1:32 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, hitherto only known from LG.

This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia analoga
Vernacular names
Gallendwergspanner (NL), L'Eupithécie des galles, la petite Eupithécie du Sapin (FR), Fichtengallen-Blütenspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Eupithecia strobilata (Hübner, 1813), nec (Borkhausen, 1794) and Eupithecia bilunulata sensu auct.
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 115.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 17–18 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Hibernates as pupa inside a gall on the plant.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till mid-July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Picea abies

The larva lives on Picea in galls.

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