Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Scrub
17-19 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPíďalička hojná 
DanskGrumset dværgmåler 
DeutschHochstaudenflur-Blütenspanner 
EnglishGrey Pug 
FrançaisEupithécie noirâtre 
LietuviųLipikinis sprindytis 
NederlandsGrijze dwergspanner 
NorskGrumset dvergmåler 
PolskiGrotnik szarynek 
SlovenčinaKvetnatka obyčajná 
SuomeksiMattapikkumittari 
SvenskaHallonmalmätare 
РусскийПяденица цветочная тысячелистниковая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Asteraceae Achillea Yarrow Asteraceae Centaurea Knapweed Asteraceae Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony Asteraceae Solidago Goldenrod Geraniaceae Geranium Crane's-bill Hypericaceae Hypericum St. John's-wort Valerianaceae Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Eupithecia castigata Hübner, 1813
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Northamptonshire Wildlife Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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