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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Eupithecia virgaureata
Eupithecia virgaureataDoubleday, 1861
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Eupitheciini
  4. Eupitheciina
  5. Eupithecia
  6.  virgaureata
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Habitat

  • Damp mixed forests
  • Deciduous wet forests
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Parks
  • Swamp edges

Similar species

  • Eupithecia lariciata
  • Eupithecia subfuscata
MU

18-22 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalička zlatobýlová
    DanskGyldenrisdværgmåler
    DeutschGoldruten-Blütenspanner
    Eesti keelKuldvitsa-pisivaksik
    EnglishGolden-rod Pug
    FrançaisEupithécie de la Verge d'Or
    LietuviųGudobelinis sprindytis
    MagyarAranyvessző-törpearaszoló
    NederlandsGuldenroededwergspanner
    NorskGullrisdvergmåler
    PolskiGrotnik nawłociak
    SlovenčinaKvetnatka zlatobyľová
    SlovenščinaRozgin pediček
    SuomeksiPiiskupikkumittari
    SvenskaGullrismalmätare
    РусскийПяденица цветочная  красновато-серая
    РусскийПяденица цветочная красновато-серая
    中文一枝黄花球果尺蛾
    日本語アザミカバナミシャク
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApiaceaeAngelica sylvestrisWild Angelica
    ApiaceaeAnthriscus sylvestrisCow Parsley
    ApiaceaeApiaceaeUmbelliferae
    ApiaceaeChaerophyllumChervil
    AsteraceaeAsteraceae
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
    AsteraceaeCirsiumThistle
    AsteraceaeEupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony
    AsteraceaeSenecio jacobaeaRagwort
    AsteraceaeSenecio nemorensis
    AsteraceaeSolidago virgaureaGolden Rod
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Różan

Adult, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult, upperside.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Adult, upperside.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Adult, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Brzoza Bydgoska

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Sromowce Wyżne

Larva.

Shane FarrellUnited Kingdom

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Sromowce Wyżne
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