Eupithecia centaureata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Host plants:
The caterpillars feed on various blossoms such as Senecio, Anthemis, Peucedanum, Knautia, Centaurea or Eupatorium. I found larvae in the green color variant on Hypericum perforatum (Upper Rhine, September 2011).

Habitat:
Eupithecia centaureata inhabits many open and semi-open, at most extensively cultivated habitats.

Life cycle:
The moths fly in usually two generations from late April to June and July to mid-September. The caterpillars are found then from June to October.

Endangerment factors:
Eupithecia centaureata is not endangered.

Remarks:
The distribution extends from north Africa across Europe to Mongolia.