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1844 Ochreous Pug Eupithecia indigata Wingspan 16-18mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common throughout mainland Britain
Habitat: Coniferous woodland

Laval Food Plant:

 Scots Pine
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among the needles of the food plant

Flight Period

1846 Narrow-winged pug Eupithecia nanata Wingspan 13-17mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed in heaths and moors throughout Britain
Habitat: Heathland, moorland

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers of Heather
Overwinters: As a pupa in in a cocoon in loose earth

Flight Period

1847 Scarce Pug Eupithecia extensaria occidua Wingspan 18-24mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, Red Data Book species, limited to the Wash areas
Habitat: Saltmarshes

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and leaves of Sea Wormwood
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris or soft earth

Flight Period

1849 Ash Pug Eupithecia innotata Wingspan 16-20mm
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Internet Photograph
Status: Resident, local widely scattered over Britain
Habitat: Hedgerows, woodland and gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Ash, Sea Buckthorn, Tamarisk, Hawthorns, Blackthorn
Overwinters: As a pupa under Moss or bark iat the base of the food plant or in loose earth

Flight Period

1851 Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata Wingspan 17-23mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, found over much of Britain
Habitat: Farmland, open ground, open woodland

Laval Food Plant:

 Ragwort, Golden Rod
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth around the food plant

Flight Period

1852 Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata Wingspan 19-22mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed over much of Britain
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Oaks, Hawthorn
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth around the food plant

Flight Period

1853 Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata Wingspan 19-22mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, fairly well distributed throughout England
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, scrub

Laval Food Plant:

 Leaves of Hawthorn and Oak
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth around the food plant

Flight Period

1854 Juniper Pug Eupithecia pusillata Wingspan 17-21mm
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© Peter Clarke
Status: Resident, locally common where Juniper is established
Habitat: Moorland, grassland, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Junipers
Overwinters: As an egg on the food plant. cocoon found among the needles of the food plant

Flight Period

1856 Larch Pug Eupithecia lariciata Wingspan 19-22mm
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Photo © Paul Harris
Status: Resident, common, distributed over much of Britain
Habitat: Gardens, parks, platations

Laval Food Plant:

 Larch
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1857 Dwarf Pug Eupithecia tantillaria Wingspan 16-19mm
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Photo © Paul Harris
Status: Resident, common, distributed over much of Britain
Habitat: Gardens, parks, plantations of conifers

Laval Food Plant:

 Conifer trees
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

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