Sloe Pug - Clive Ashton
70.143 BF1859  – Sloe Pug  – Pasiphila chloerata  – (Mabille, 1870)
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
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Green Pug
ID pointers: Similar to Green Pug.
Distribution:  (Last record: 20 June 2025 at Findern )  –  Latest record – July 2023, Cromford, is probably the first record in a number of years – A resident whose status in Derbyshire is uncertain. Probably widely distributed, especially in the south of the county where Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a common shrub.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June –  On the wing May – June  – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 16 February 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Forewing: 0-10mm
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Brian Hallam
Last Recorded General Area – Findern

Selected Images:  Cromford, Derbyshire – 7th/8th July 2023 – Clive Ashton ©

 
 


Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1993 - 2025)  |  Immatures: (between 1986 - 1987)
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Distribution Map for Pasiphila chloerata

Found 7 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 5 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pasiphila chloerata

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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: Pasiphila chloerata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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

First/Last Recorded Dates: Pasiphila chloerata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Pasiphila chloerata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pasiphila chloerata
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pasiphila chloerata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pasiphila chloerata

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 - Pasiphila chloerata – 7 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A20/06/20251adultHallam, Brianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC42600106
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y07/07/20231adultAshton, Clivevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34567781
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z18/06/20161adultThorpe, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC33504591
Lang Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33R19/05/19931AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIWUW
Dale AbbeySK43J29/04/198711LarvaeT. Durovc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHJOA
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K23/05/198614LarvaeB.L. Stathamvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIRUW
Lock Lane Ash Tip area, SawleySK43V22/05/19861LarvaeA. Braddockvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIRUV

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