Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Dec. 30, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the three southernmost provinces. In some localities sometimes fairly common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia exiguata
- Vernacular names
- Loofboomdwergspanner (NL), Mottled Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie de l'Aubépine (FR), Hecken-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 113.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 20–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till June in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa, Acer pseudoplatanus and Sorbus aucuparia
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on a variety of trees and bushes, amongst which Prunus spinosa and Crataegus.
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