Eupithecia centaureata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

lime-speck pug

on herbs

Hoofddorp, 22.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

Haarlemmermeer, 17.viii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

same larva

parasite

Larvae at the inflorescences.

host plants

polyphagous, mainly Apiaceae

Achillea millefolium; Angelica sylvestris; Anethum graveolens; Anthemis; Artemisia; Aster; Bunium bulbocastanum; Bupleurum falcatum; Campanula rotundifolia; Centaurea jacea; Cicuta virosa; Convolvulus arvensis; Daucus carota; Erigeron canadensis; Eryngium; Eupatorium cannabinum; Ferulago; Foeniculum vulgare; Galatella linosyris; Gypsophila struthium; Heracleum sphondylium; Hieracium umbellatum; Hypericum perforatum; Jacobaea erucifolia, vulgaris; Knautia arvensis; Linaria; Lobularia maritima; Lysimachia vulgaris; Odontites vernus; Ononis spinosa; Origanum vulgare; Pastinaca sativa; Peucedanum cervaria, oreoselinum, palustre; Pimpinella saxifraga; Plantago media; Rubus idaeus; Rumex acetosella; Salvia pratensis; Scabiosa canescens; Selinum carvifolia; Senecio ovatus; Seseli annuum; Silaum silaus; Silene vulgaris; Solidago canadensis, virgaurea; Tanacetum vulgare; Torilis japonica.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Huertas Dionísio & Fuentes (2004a), King & Viejo Montesinos (2010a), Lepiforum (2021), Van Opstaele (1994a), pyrgus.de (2023), Schmitz (1998a), Weigt (1990a) .