Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 10-12mm;
Wingspan: 16-20mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - September (Winter) May - August
(Earliest: 31.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows

Wet Meadows

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)

Several Asteraceae

Galium mollugo

Hypericum perforatum

Campanula rotundifolia

Lysimachia vulgaris

Heracleum sphondylium

Calluna vulgaris

Erica tetralix
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Crepis

Valeriana
Parasitoids:
Dusona disclusa Larva

Netelia tarsatus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Eupithecia subumbrata
Eupithecia subumbrata
Nature Spot: Eupithecia subumbrata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Eupithecia subumbrata
Lepiforum: Eupithecia subumbrata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Eupithecia subumbrata


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