Eupithecia satyrata (Hübner 1813) (Family Geometridae)


Larva

Forewing Length: 8-10mm;
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - September
(Earliest: 21.7)
(Winter) April - September
(Earliest: 25.5)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Meadows

Peat Bogs and Mires

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Several Asteraceae

Filipendula ulmaria

Rubus idaeus

Silene dioica

Silene flos-cuculi

Epilobium angustifolium

Trifolium pratense

Hypericum maculatum

Galium mollugo

Linaria vulgaris

Rhinanthus minor

Rumex acetosella

Scrophularia nodosa

Valeriana officinalis

Thymus pulegioides

Calluna vulgaris

Betula

Erica tetralix

Spiraea alba
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Hieracium

Galeopsis
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Eupithecia satyrata
Eupithecia satyrata
Nature Spot: Satyr Pug - Eupithecia satyrata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Eupithecia satyrata
Lepiforum: Eupithecia satyrata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Eupithecia satyrata


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