Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
A rare and local inhabitant of damp locations throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia pygmaeata
- Vernacular names
- Hoornbloemdwergspanner (NL), Marsh Pug (EN), Eupithécie chétive (FR), Zwerg-Blütenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eupithecia palustraria Doubleday, 1850
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859a. Lépidoptères. Catalogue des Phalénidées. Deuxième partie. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 107–132. On page 114.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–18 mm.
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Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a pupa among plant debris, often twice. They can be seen during sunny days visiting flowers and later on coming sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-April till early September in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cerastium arvense
- Host plant (genera):
- Stellaria and Cerastium
The larva lives on the flowers and seed capsules of Stellaria or Cerastium.
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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