Eupithecia distinctaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Species
Last modified: July 15, 2021, 10:02 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from a few observations in NA. This species was new for our country in 2012.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia distinctaria
- Vernacular names
- Tijmdwergspanner (NL), Thyme Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie du Thym (FR), Thymian-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 2016. Catalogus van de Belgische Lepidoptera – Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Entomobrochure 9: 1–279. On page 178.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Hibernation as a pupa in a flimsy cocoon in the ground.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, onwards from mid May towards mid July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hypericum perforatum, Pastinaca sativa and Origanum vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Thymus and Solidago
Larva rather oligophagous and found on the flowers and the seeds of mainly Thymus serpyllum, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus praecox, but also on Solidago, Pastinaca sativa, Hypericum perforatum, Origanum vulgare etc.
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