Eupithecia venosata (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: March 3, 2024, 6:45 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Most observations are from the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia venosata
- Vernacular names
- Silenedwergspanner (NL), Netted Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie veinée (FR), Geschmückter Taubenkropf-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: 17–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as pupa among plant debris, sometimes twice.
The adults come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May till early July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Silene vulgaris and Silene maritima
The larva lives in the seed capsules of Silene maritima (at the coast) or Silene vulgaris (rest of the country).
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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