Angle-barred Pug - 21st June 2022 - Cromford - Clive Ashton
70.169 BF1848  – Angle-barred Pug (Ash Pug)  – Eupithecia innotata  – (Hufnagel, 1767)
Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs may be 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.
Confusion Species:  Narrow-winged Pug
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:  (Last record: 10 June 2023 at Cromford )  –  Opinions seem to vary as to whether Ash Pug is a separate species or a form of Angle-barred Pug. With only five records and only three since 1981, this species is very rare in Derbyshire.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  August –  Double brooded – May- June then again in August – A really odd record of one in October was exceptional. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 20 April 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Forewing: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Ash.
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1981 - 2023)  |  Immatures: (between 1971 - 1971)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Eupithecia innotata

Found 5 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 3 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
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eupithecia innotata
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Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eupithecia innotata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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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 – 5 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Upper Cromford Garden SK25Y 06/10/2023 1 Adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC34567764
Lower Cromford Garden SK25Y 21/06/2022 1 Adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC50652544
Havercroft Road SK38L 04/06/2021 1 Adult Tait, Malcolm vc57_irecords_extract iBRC36368174
Lathkill Dale (site not precise), Bakewell SK16S 18/07/1981 1 Adult B. Elliott vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WQ3KR
Lathkill Dale (site not precise), Youlgreave SK26D 08/09/1971 1 Larvae B. Elliott vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WQ9XU

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