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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Slender Pug
ID pointers: An often yellowish-brown coloured pug, having a more rough and blotchy appearance. Wing shape more pointed than Slender Pug and has scalloped edge to central band across the forewing. There are usually two dark blotches near the apex of the forewing in the sub-terminal area that are separated by a pale flash. This individual is worn but this feature can just about be seen.
Distribution: (Last record: 2024 ) - A nationally local species and current status in Derbyshire is probably locally rare. In 1986 it was only known from one area of ancient woodland in central Derbyshire. Recorded in 2005 from Kings Newton and again in 2021 when one came to actinic light on 9th September from Middleton in Youlgreave. A scattering of records seems to be the trend each year, with records in 2023, from Ripley and one from Haddon Hall. Several records in 2024.
Forewing: 8-10mm
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: 3rd August 2005, Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison ©
Maple Pug - Kings Newton - Tony Davison©
