Angle-barred Pug (Ash Pug) Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata - Bryan Barnacle
70.169 BF1848  – Angle-barred Pug (Ash Pug)  – Eupithecia innotata  – (Hufnagel, 1767)
Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species      
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Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
Other Name/s: Eupithecia fraxinata
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A large and rather plain grey, or grey-brown Pug, somewhat narrow and long winged. A small black elongated central spot in the forewing and several dark, angled, zig-zag cross-lines running through the forewing.
Distribution:  No longer regarded as a separate species but a form of Angle-barred Pug. A resident that is widely distributed and not uncommon in Derbyshire. The main area where this species is reported from is the northern central region of the county. 
General Comment: None
Flight Period: Not Recorded –  On the wing May – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Bran Barnacle  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Forewing: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Ash.
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

Selected Images:  Derbyshire – Image by Bryan Barnacle © 



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1981 - 2023)  |  Immatures: (between 1971 - 1971)
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Distribution Map for Eupithecia innotata

Found 4 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eupithecia innotata

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Eupithecia innotata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Eupithecia innotata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Eupithecia innotata
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Recordings By Year: Eupithecia innotata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eupithecia innotata
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eupithecia innotata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eupithecia innotata

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eupithecia innotata – 4 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y06/10/20231adultAshton, Clivevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34567764
Havercroft RoadSK38L04/06/20211AdultTait, Malcolmvc57_irecords_extractiBRC36368174
Lathkill Dale (site not precise), BakewellSK16S18/07/19811AdultB. Elliottvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WQ3KR
Lathkill Dale (site not precise), YoulgreaveSK26D08/09/19711LarvaeB. Elliottvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WQ9XU

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