Eupithecia succenturiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 19, 2020, 3:54 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia succenturiata
- Vernacular names
- Witvlakdwergspanner (NL), Bordered Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie substituée (FR), Beifuß-Blütenspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eupithecia disparata (Hübner, 1799)
- 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
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid May till well in September. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia vulgaris
The larva lives in the flowers of Angelica vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Achillea millefolium and Chrysanthemum vulgare. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
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