Seq # 603520080

Eupithecia centaureata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: July 15, 2021, 9:26 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia centaureata
Vernacular names
Zwartvlekdwergspanner (NL), Lime-speck Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie des Centaurées, l'Eup. oblongue (FR), Mondfleckiger Blütenspanner (DE)
Synonyms
Eupithecia oblongata (Thunberg, 1794)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Flight periods

The adults fly in two, difficult to separate generations a year from April till late October. They come to light.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on the flowers of a great variety of herbaceous plants like Eupatorium, Achillea, Solidago etc... Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.

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