Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: March 1, 2022, 10:43 a.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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till June in one generation a year. They come to light.
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. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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