Eupithecia icterata (De Villers, 1789) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2022, 9:08 a.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen and the southern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia icterata
- Vernacular names
- Oranje dwergspanner (NL), Tawny Speckled Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie frappée (FR), Schafgarben-Blütenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eupithecia oxydata (Treitschke, 1828)
- 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in late May towards late September. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Achillea millefolium and Achillea ptarmica
The larva lives on the flowers and the leaves of Achillea millefolium or Achillea ptarmica. Also on other herbaceous plants like Artemisia vulgaris and Tanacetum vulgare. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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