Eupithecia pimpinellata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A very rare and local common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia pimpinellata
- Vernacular names
- Beverneldwergspanner (NL), Pimpinel Pug (EN), l'Eupithécie du Boucage (FR), Bibernellen-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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June towards late August in one generation a year.They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pimpinella saxifraga
The larva lives on the flowers of Umbelliferae like Pimpinella saxifraga and P. major. Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
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