Seq # 603520120

Eupithecia egenaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Species

Last modified: July 15, 2023, 4:06 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia egenaria
Vernacular names
Lindedwergspanner (NL), Fletcher's Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie du Tilleul (FR), Linden-Blütenspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Laever E. 1955. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 55: 21–23. On page 22.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 21–24 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon in debris on the ground.
The moths live high around the treetops and come sparsely to light.

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Flight periods

They fly from early May till end of June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos

The larva lives on the flowers and the seeds of Tilia.

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