Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850 Species
Last modified: Oct. 7, 2021, 11:35 a.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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till August in one generation. They come to light.
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 and Origanum vulgare. Larva often suffers heavily from parasitization. Hibernates as pupa, sometimes two years.
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