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  2. Eupithecia simpliciata
Eupithecia simpliciata(Haworth, 1809)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Eupitheciini
  4. Eupitheciina
  5. Eupithecia
  6.  simpliciata
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TL:   (3400 m.)

Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Farm building and their surroundings
  • Fields
  • Gardens
  • Stream and river banks

MU

FU

19-23 mm

  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalička merlíková
    DanskGåsefoddværgmåler
    DeutschMelden-Blütenspanner
    EnglishPlain Pug
    FrançaisEupithécie du Chénopode
    LatviešuBalandu ziedsprīžmetis
    LietuviųBalandūninis sprindytis
    NederlandsMeldedwergspanner
    NorskMeldedvergmåler
    PolskiGrotnik komosiak
    SlovenčinaKvetnatka mrlíková
    SuomeksiSavikkapikkumittari
    SvenskaMållmalmätare
    РусскийПяденица цветочная лебедовая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex calotheca
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex roseaTumbling saltbush
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex sagittata
    AmaranthaceaeBlitum bonus-henricusGood-King-Henry
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodiastrum hybridum
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium albumFat Hen
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium glaucumOak-leaved goosefoot
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium rubrumRed goosefoot
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex littoralisGrassleaf orache
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex oblongifoliaOblong-leaved Orache
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex patulaSpear saltbush
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Malichy

Adult, upperside.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Hanko

Adult, upperside.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Adult, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Malichy

Female, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Inowrocław

Larva, green form.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland

Larva, brown form.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland
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