Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
A rare and widespread species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia pulchellata
- Vernacular names
- Vingerhoedskruiddwergspanner (NL), Foxglove Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie de la Digitale pourpre (FR), Rotfingerhut-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Richard F. 1946. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 46: 87–89, 119–120. On page 120.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as pupa, occasionally twice.
They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Always observed in the neighbourhood of the food plant.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early May till mid-August in one, sometimes two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Digitalis purpurea
The monophagous larva lives in the flowers of Digitalis purpurea.
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