Eupithecia extraversaria
Seq # 603520155
Eupithecia haworthiata

Eupithecia goossensiata Mabille, 1869 Species

Last modified: Oct. 12, 2023, 5:20 p.m.

The taxonomic position of this species has been confusing. It was synonymized with Eupithecia absinthiata but constant, though small, differences in the DNA of both species led to the decision to regard it as a separate species.

Details

Classification
Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Eupitheciini > Genus: Eupithecia > Species: Eupithecia goossensiata
Vernacular names
Struikheidedwergspanner (NL), Goossens' Heidekraut-Blütenspanner (DE)
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 17–19 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Length 14–16 mm, constantly smaller than the larva of Eupithecia absinthiata (18–20 mm); more rosy-reddish than the larva of E. absinthiata and with five more strongly contrasting dorsal spots.

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Flight periods

One generation a year from mid-July to mid-August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Calluna vulgaris
Host plant (genera):
Solidago and Artemisia

Oligophagous, but preferably on Calluna vulgaris.

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Habitat

Heathland, moorland, peat-bogs, forest edges with abundant Calluna growth.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg