70.164 BF1824 - Pauper (Fletcher's) Pug - Geometridae - Eupithecia egenaria

70.164 BF1824 - Geometridae - Larentiinae - Eupithecia egenaria - Pauper (Fletcher's) Pug

Adult Macro: CAT 2 - Can be confused with other species -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> Geometridae

ID Difficulty: Red

- difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Fletcher’s Pug

ID pointers: A large usually pale grey pug, with faint tram-lines/cross-lines and a small, elongated black central spot running indirectly towards the leading wing edge.

Distribution: (First record: 27/05/2002 ) - (Last record: 02/06/2024 at Cromford ) - First recorded in Derbyshire 27.5.2002 at Matlock, then several recorded from High Tor, Matlock in June 2004 and again in May 2011. One recorded from a garden in Darley Dale in 2012. One trapped at Cromford on 1st October 2023 by Clive Ashton, which was way out of the known flight period? The larva feed on Lime, in particular Small-leaved Lime, which exists on the cliffs above Matlock Bath. So it is possible that small localised colonies exist in the Matlock, Darley Dale area, close by the food plant. A further individual was recorded from Cromford on 2nd June 2024.

Flight Period: May / June / - May – June – One generation

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 21-24mm
Forewing: 11-13mm

Food Plant: Lime flowers.

Last Recorded Date: 02/06/2024

Last Recorded By: Clive Ashton

Last Recorded General Area: Cromford

First Recorded Date: 27/05/2002

Pauper (Fletcher’s) Pug – Eupithecia egenaria – Clive Ashton

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