Lead-coloured Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Eupithecia plumbeolata – colour code •
STATUS – Thought to be extinct in the county. Food plant is Common Cow Wheat so a lack of this maybe the reason why the species is absent from Derbyshire. Last recorded in the latter half of the 19th century.
ID POINTERS – A pale and nondescript species. Inconspicuously marked without any distinct darker or paler spots.
FLIGHT PERIOD – May – June
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