70.145 BF1861 - Bilberry Pug - Geometridae - Larentinae - Pasiphila debiliata
70.145 BF1861  – Bilberry Pug  – Pasiphila debiliata  – (Hübner, [1817])
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  >> Larentinae
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: Has full deep rather rounded wings and arched leading forewing edge. A delicate pale lime green, when fresh. A black central spot with two faint cross-bands towards the wing base and after the spot. With another wavy cross-band at two-thirds. Several black dashes along the costa. The green fades to a light brown.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2024 )  –  A new species for the county, with 2 specimens netted during the day over Bilberry at Long Clough near Glossop on 1st July 2023. Another one was attracted to light at the same site on 2nd July 2023. The species has most probably been under-recorded, due to its precise habitat requirements. 
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  On the wing June-July. Easily flushed from the larval food plant – Bilberry. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 13 January 2026 by TD ***
Forewing: 9-11mm Food Plant: Bilberry.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

Selected Images:  1st July, Long Clough, near Glossop, Derbyshire – Images by Christian Heintzen © 
 



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2023 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Pasiphila debiliata

Found 8 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 8 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pasiphila debiliata

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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 debiliata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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

First/Last Recorded Dates: Pasiphila debiliata
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Recordings By Year: Pasiphila debiliata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pasiphila debiliata
AGR: -18.35%   |   Total % Change: -33.3%

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pasiphila debiliata

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 debiliata – 8 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G11/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980144
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G27/06/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979708
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L24/06/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979618
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G20/06/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979591
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G05/07/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38130360
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F28/06/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC36773575
[sensitive record, location hidden]SK09G02/07/20231adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC36283597!
[sensitive record, location hidden]SK09G01/07/20232adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC36283585!

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