Seq # 603520530

Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850 Species

Last modified: Dec. 8, 2024, 1:41 p.m.


A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia semigraphata
Vernacular names
Kalkdwergspanner (NL), L'Eupithécie des Labiées (FR), Dost-Blütenspanner (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Lhomme L. 1923–1935. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de France et de Belgique. Volume I Macrolépidoptères. — — : 1–800. On page 545.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 17–20 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

Larva often suffers heavily from parasitization.

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Bionomics

Hibernates as pupa, sometimes two years.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late June till August in one generation.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Calamintha, Thymus, Satureja and Origanum

The larva lives on the flowers and seeds of different herbaceous plant like Thymus vulgaris or Origanum vulgare.

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