Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 Species
Last modified: Aug. 18, 2020, 9:32 p.m.
A rare and widespread species in Belgium.
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
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early May towards mid August in one, sometimes two generations a year. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light. Always observed in the neighbourhood of the food plant.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Digitalis purpurea
The monophagous larva lives in the flowers of Digitalis purpurea. Hibernates as pupa, occasionally twice.
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