Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 12:55 p.m.
A fairly 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 assimilata
- Vernacular names
- Hopdwergspanner (NL), Currant Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie du Groseillier (FR), Hopfen-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 17–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, difficult to separate generations a year from mid-April till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Humulus lupulus
- Host plant (genera):
- Ribes
The larva lives on Humulus lupulus and sometimes on Ribes.
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