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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Eupithecia centaureata
Eupithecia centaureata(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Eupitheciini
  4. Eupitheciina
  5. Eupithecia
  6.  centaureata
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TL: Austria, Vienna district   (1500 m.)

Habitat

  • Gardens
  • Parks
  • Scrub
  • Sunny deciduous forests

MU
FU

20-24 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalička srpková
    DanskHvid dværgmåler
    DeutschMondfleckiger Blütenspanner
    Eesti keelHele-pisivaksik
    EnglishLime-speck Pug
    FrançaisEupithécie des Centaurées
    FrançaisEupithécie oblongue
    LietuviųBaltasis sprindytis
    MagyarBúzavirág-törpearaszoló
    NederlandsZwartvlekdwergspanner
    NorskHvit dvergmåler
    PolskiGrotnik chabrowiak
    SlovenčinaKvetnatka zvončeková
    SuomeksiValkopikkumittari
    SvenskaKlintmalmätare
    РусскийПяденица васильковая
    РусскийПяденица цветочная удлиненная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApiaceaeAnethum graveolensDill weed
    ApiaceaeAngelica sylvestrisWild Angelica
    ApiaceaeBunium bulbocastanumGreat pignut
    ApiaceaeBupleurum falcatumSickle-leaved hare's-ear
    ApiaceaeCicuta virosaCowbane
    ApiaceaeDaucus carotaCarrot
    ApiaceaeEryngiumEryngo
    ApiaceaeFerulago
    ApiaceaeFoeniculum vulgareFennel
    ApiaceaeHeracleum sphondyliumCommon Hogweed
    ApiaceaePastinaca sativaParsnip
    ApiaceaePeucedanum cervaria
    ApiaceaePeucedanum oreoselinum
    ApiaceaePeucedanum palustreMilk Parsley
    ApiaceaePimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage
    ApiaceaeSelinum carvifolia
    ApiaceaeSeseli annuum
    ApiaceaeSilaum silausPepper-saxifrage
    ApiaceaeTorilis japonicaJapanese hedge parsley
    AsteraceaeAchillea millefoliumCommon Yarrow
    AsteraceaeAnthemisChamomile
    AsteraceaeArtemisiaWormwood
    AsteraceaeAsterAster
    AsteraceaeCentaurea jaceaBrown Knapweed
    AsteraceaeErigeron canadensisHorseweed
    AsteraceaeEupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony
    AsteraceaeGalatella linosyrisGoldilocks aster
    AsteraceaeHieracium umbellatumNarrowleaf Hawkweed
    AsteraceaeJacobaea erucifoliaHoary ragwort
    AsteraceaeJacobaea vulgarisRagwort
    AsteraceaeSenecio ovatusWood ragwort
    AsteraceaeSolidago canadensisCanadian Goldenrod
    AsteraceaeSolidago virgaureaGolden Rod
    AsteraceaeTanacetum vulgareCommon Tansy
    BrassicaceaeLobularia maritimaSweet alyssum
    CampanulaceaeCampanula rotundifoliaHarebell
    CaryophyllaceaeGypsophila struthium
    CaryophyllaceaeSilene vulgarisBladder Campion
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
    DipsacaceaeKnautia arvensisField Scabious
    DipsacaceaeScabiosa canescens
    FabaceaeOnonis spinosaSpiny Restharrow
    HypericaceaeHypericum perforatumSt John's wort
    LamiaceaeOriganum vulgareWilder Majoran
    LamiaceaeSalvia pratensisMeadow Clary
    OrobanchaceaeOdontites vernusRed bartsia
    PlantaginaceaeLinariaToadflax
    PlantaginaceaePlantago media
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosellaSheep's Sorrel
    PrimulaceaeLysimachia vulgarisGarden Loosestrife
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Eupithecia oblongataThunberg, 1794
    Eupithecia chinaeVojnits, 1977
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    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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Female, upperside.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Adult, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Inowrocław

Adult, upperside.

Bogusław ZającPoland, Węgrzce

Female, upperside.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Female, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Copulating pair.

André Rui Magalhães AndradePortugal, Barcelos

Larva.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Spurn NNR

Larva.

Małgorzata MiłaszewskaPoland, Mikołów

Larva.

Damian ChełminiakPoland, Janikowo

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland

Larva.

Przemysław SzwałkoPoland, Kraków-Tyniec

Larva.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki

Cocoon.

André Rui Magalhães AndradePortugal, Barcelos

Pupa.

André Rui Magalhães AndradePortugal, Barcelos
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