70.142 BF1858  –  Geometridae –  Larentiinae – Chloroclystis v-ata – V Pug Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> .  . >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)
ID pointers: Very distinctive and unlikely to be confused with any other Pug species. The shape of the wing at rest and the bold black V shaped marking in the forewing are diagnostic. The ground colour is greenish when fresh and this can fade to a yellowish fawn with age. The abdomen is also green with a distinctive black “Belt shaped” marking and two rows of parallel black spots.
Distribution:  A resident species, widely distributed but generally uncommon throughout Derbyshire. Recorded in small numbers each year.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing April – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 5 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 14-19mm
Forewing: 8-10mm
Food Plant: Many, including Brambles
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne and Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © 

Distribution Map for Chloroclystis v-ata

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Found 643 records
    ↳ 24 from After 2025
    ↳ 138 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 481 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Chloroclystis v-ata

Monthly Counts By Year: Chloroclystis v-ata

Recordings By Year: Chloroclystis v-ata

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Chloroclystis v-ata
AGR: 0.57%   |   Total % Change: 14.5%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Chloroclystis v-ata

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Chloroclystis v-ata

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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Chloroclystis v-ata – 643 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Chloroclystis v-ataAllestree, DerbySK33P202501/07/20252adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202501/07/20254adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202523/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202525/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202528/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataShallcross Avenue, Whaley BridgeSK07E202530/06/20251
Chloroclystis v-ataIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202524/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202525/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202528/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/06/20252adult
Chloroclystis v-ataWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202526/06/20251
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop SK13, UKSK09G202529/06/20251
Chloroclystis v-ataShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202529/06/20256adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202524/06/20252adult
Chloroclystis v-ataStaveley garden S433YASK47H202528/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202529/06/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataDarley BridgeSK26Q202525/06/20251
Chloroclystis v-ataKing's NewtonSK32Y202501/05/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202501/05/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202531/05/20251
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202511/04/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataStonebroomSK45E202529/04/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202530/04/20251adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202404/08/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202404/08/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202401/08/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202405/08/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202416/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202421/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202430/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataStonebroom.SK45E202430/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202417/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202422/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202417/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202421/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202419/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202423/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202423/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLongdendale, Pasture WoodSK09U202426/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202408/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202418/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataupper cromford gardenSK25Y202429/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202431/07/20241Adult
Chloroclystis v-ataShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202419/07/20241Adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMiller's Dale, woodland near stationSK17G202426/07/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202419/06/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202420/06/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202426/06/20243adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202401/05/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHall Lane ponds , Staveley DerbyshireSK47H202430/04/20241adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202312/08/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202313/08/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202301/08/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202312/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202328/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMiddleton by WirksworthSK25T202308/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMellorSJ98Z202327/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202307/07/20232adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202322/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202319/07/20233adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202307/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataStonebroom.SK45E202314/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202312/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202324/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202307/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMellorSJ98Z202310/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202313/07/20232adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202331/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelper GardenSK34P202307/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202323/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataMellorSJ98Z202307/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersageSK28F202307/07/20232adult
Chloroclystis v-ataNinelands RoadSK28F202317/07/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202316/07/20232adult
Chloroclystis v-ataUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202310/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelper GardenSK34P202311/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202320/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202327/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelper GardenSK34P202317/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202322/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34N202323/06/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202324/06/20232adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelper GardenSK34P202319/05/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelperSK34U202324/05/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBelper GardenSK34P202313/05/20231adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBirch ValeSK08I202202/08/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersageSK28F202205/08/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataKirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K202205/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataDerbyshire, England, United KingdomSK07S202228/07/20221
Chloroclystis v-ataThe Hollies, Darley DaleSK26R202218/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202229/07/20221Adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202218/07/20221
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202219/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202216/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataKirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K202217/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202229/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataBirch ValeSK08I202211/07/20222adult
Chloroclystis v-ataNinelands RoadSK28F202218/07/20221adult
Chloroclystis v-ataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202210/07/20221adult

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