Eupithecia tenuiata (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Feb. 19, 2020, 3:55 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia tenuiata
- Vernacular names
- Wilgendwergspanner (NL), Slender Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie des Saules (FR), Weiden-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from beginning of May towards early September. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light in small numbers.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives in the catkins of different species of Salix. Hibernates as egg.
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