Family: Geometridae
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1812 Maple Pug Eupithecia inturbata Wingspan 13-15mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local. predominately in S E Britain
Habitat: Woodlands, hedgerows

Laval Food Plant:

 Field Maple
Overwinters: As an egg on the food plant, pupates among the flowers

Flight Period

1813 Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata Wingspan 12-14mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, well distributed
Habitat: Open woodland, scrub and hedgerows

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers buds of Travellers Joy and Clematis
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon on the surface of the earth

Flight Period

1816 Toadflax Pug Eupithecia linariata Wingspan 11-16mm
2

Photo © Paul Harris
Status: Resident, Common, distibuted throughout England and Wales
Habitat: Rough chalk, limestone grassland, some gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Common Toadflax
Overwinters: As a pupa in the ground in loose earth

Flight Period

1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata Wingspan 18-22mm
2
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Woodland. moorland, sea cliffs

Laval Food Plant:

 Foxgloves
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon in the ground in loose earth

Flight Period

1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata Wingspan 20-22mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Dogwood, Barberry
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon in the ground in loose earth

Flight Period

1820 Pinion-spotted Pug Eupithecia insigniata Wingspan 18-22mm
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© Peter Clarke
Status: Resident, Nationally Scarce B, mainly found in Southern England
Habitat: Hedgerows and edges of woods

Laval Food Plant:

 Hawthorn and Crab Apple
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris

Flight Period

1822 Marsh Pug Eupithecia pygmaeata Wingspan 14-18mm
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Photo © Ben Smart
Status: Resident, Nationally Scarce B, recorded very locally throughout England, Wales and Scotland
Habitat: Marsh, fens, wet meadows, sand dunes

Laval Food Plant:

 Flower seeds of Field Mouse-ear
Overwinters: As a pupa among plant debris

Flight Period

1823 Netted Pug Eupithecia venosata Wingspan 17-22mm
1

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, distributed over most of Britain
Habitat: Hedgerows, edges of woodland rocky coastline

Laval Food Plant:

 Ripening seeds of Sea Campion and Bladder Campion
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth

Flight Period

1825 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Wingspan 16-20mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed over Britain
Habitat: Caostal saltmarsh, hedgerows, open woodland

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers of many low growing plants, including Ragwort
Overwinters: As a pupa in loose earth or in leaf debris

Flight Period

1827 Fryer's Pug Eupithecia intricata Wingspan 20-24mm
3
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, widespread in Central and Southern England and Wales
Habitat: Parks, gardens, moorland

Laval Food Plant:

 Junipers and Cypress trees
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon among the food plant

Flight Period

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