Family: Geometridae
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1828 Satyr Pug Eupithecia satyrata Wingspan 18-24mm
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© Peter Clarke
Status: Resident, local, in Southern England and Wales
Habitat: Moorland, upland grassland, derelict rough ground

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers of many plants including, Meadowsweet, Ragworts, Knapweeds
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1830 Wormwood Pug Eupithecia absinthiata Wingspan 21-23mm
3

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Gardens, saltmarsh and coastal habitats

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers of many plants including, Meadowsweet, Knapweeds
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among the food plant

Flight Period

1832 Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata Wingspan 17-22mm
2
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Gardens, allotments

Laval Food Plant:

 Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Hop
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among the food plant

Flight Period

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata Wingspan 15-18mm
137
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Urban and rural gardens, fens, heathland

Laval Food Plant:

 Leaves of Hawthorns, Sallows, Bramble
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among the food plant

Flight Period

1835 White-spotted Pug Eupithecia tripunctaria Wingspan 17-21mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, ditches

Laval Food Plant:

 Elder flowers, fruits of Wild Angelica
Overwinters: As a pupa in plant debris

Flight Period

1837 Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata Wingspan 17-23mm
5
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Gardens, hedgerows, scrub, heathland

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and leaves of herbaceous plants
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1838 Tawny Speckled Pug Eupithecia icterata Wingspan 20-23mm
5

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed in Britain
Habitat: Urban and rural gradens, fens, heathland

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers of Yarrow and Sneezewort
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1839 Bordered Pug Eupithecia succenturiata Wingspan 20-23mm
62
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common in England and Wales, local in Scotland and Ireland
Habitat: Rough areas, open ground, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Mugwort
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1840 Shaded Pug Eupithecia subumbrata Wingspan 16-20mm
1
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local mainly in SE England
Habitat: Chalk downland, Breckland, saltmarsh

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and leaves of herbaceous plants
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1842 Plain Pug Eupithecia simpliciata Wingspan 21-23mm
3

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, found throughout England though scarce in the North
Habitat: Saltmarsh, estuaries, rough ground inland

Laval Food Plant:

 Ripening leaves of Goosefoots and Oraches
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

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