Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 23, 2023, 2:21 p.m.
A very rare and widespread species in Belgium.
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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from early May till late August, but usually during June and July. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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