Eupithecia laquaearia Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 12:09 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays observed in the most southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia laquaearia
- Vernacular names
- Ogentroostdwergspanner (NL), L'Eupithécie lambrissée (FR), Augentrost-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Laever E. 1952. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 52: 3–5, 62–65. On page 63.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 15–18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
They fly from mid-June till mid-August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hypericum perforatum
The oligophagous larva live on the flowers and the seed capsules of Odontites lutea, sometimes also on Euphrasia stricta, Hypericum perforatum or Rhinanthus minor.
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