Eupithecia virgaureata Doubleday, 1861 Species
Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:33 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia virgaureata
- Vernacular names
- Guldenroededwergspanner (NL), Golden-rod Pug (EN), L'Eupithécie de la Verge d'Or (FR), Goldruten-Blütenspanner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dufrane A. 1909. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 9: 80. On page 80.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a 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 two generations a year from late April till mid-June and again in July and August, sometimes till November.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea and Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Solidago, Crataegus, Erica and Calluna
The larva of the first generation lives on Crataegus or Prunus spinosa, the one of the second generation lives on the flowers of Solidago, Senecio jacobaea, Erica, Calluna etc...
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