Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Oct. 7, 2021, 10:21 a.m.
A rare and local inhabitant of damp locations throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia pygmaeata
- Vernacular names
- Hoornbloemdwergspanner (NL), Marsh Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie Pygmée (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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid April towards early September in two generations a year. They can be seen during sunny days visiting flowers. They come sparsely to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cerastium arvense
- Host plant (genera):
- Stellaria and Cerastium
The larva lives on the flowers and seed capsules of Stellaria and Cerastium. Hibernates as a pupa among plant debris, often twice.
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