Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
A very rare and widespread species in 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 subumbrata
- Vernacular names
- Dwarsbanddwergspanner (NL), Shaded Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie des friches (FR), Kräuter-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till late August, but usually during June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Knautia arvensis and Senecio jacobaea
- Host plant (genera):
- Crepis
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on the flowers and seeds of different herbaceous plants, like Knautia arvensis, Galium molugo, Hypericum perforatum or Crepis spp.
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