Eupithecia indigata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Jan. 13, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia indigata
- Vernacular names
- Dennendwergspanner (NL), Ochreous Pug (EN), l'Eupithécie dénuée (FR), Kiefern-Blütenspanner (DE)
- 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 (as Eupithecia Indigaria H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till mid August. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pinus sylvestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Larix
The larva lives mainly on Pinus sylvestris, but also on Picea and Larix. Hibernates as pupa in a loose cocoon between needles.
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