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70.175 BF1826  –  Geometridae –  Larentiinae – Eupithecia trisignaria – Triple-spotted Pug Adult Macro:  CAT 3 – Difficult to identify/Very rare/Scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records – images or specimen may be required – Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> .  . >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Currant Pug
Distribution:  A resident that has become very scarce in fact rare, with very few records in recent years. Was once described as widely distributed and fairly common locally in the county.
Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: c. 20mm
Forewing: 10-11mm Food Plant: Wild Angelica and occasionally Hogweed.
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
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Distribution Map for Eupithecia trisignaria

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Found 33 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 33 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Eupithecia trisignaria
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Monthly Counts By Year: Eupithecia trisignaria

Recordings By Year: Eupithecia trisignaria

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eupithecia trisignaria
AGR: -0.26%   |   Total % Change: -6%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eupithecia trisignaria

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eupithecia trisignaria

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 - Eupithecia trisignaria – 33 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Eupithecia trisignariaBrunt's Farm, GrindlefordSK27P201602/08/20161Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaStation Quarry, Chee DaleSK17G201625/07/20161Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200827/06/20081Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200806/06/20081Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200709/06/20071Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200702/06/20071Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200708/06/20073Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200716/06/20071Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200623/07/20061Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200621/07/20061Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200610/06/20061Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200624/06/20062Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaNewboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C200527/05/20051Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R200127/05/20011Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R200127/05/20011Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaParkway, New MillsSK08D198908/07/19891Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaMatlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A198304/08/19831Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBeeley Lodge, ChatsworthSK26U198204/08/19821Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBeeley Lodge, Chatsworth ParkSK26U198204/08/19821Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K197725/09/19771Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K197607/09/19762Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaLinacre Resr, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G197618/09/19761Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaLinacre Resr, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G197618/09/19761Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K197419/10/19743Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaLinacre Woods, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G197126/09/19713Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaLinacre Woods, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G197126/09/19713Larvae
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196809/06/19682Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196819/06/19682Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196820/06/19682Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196816/06/19681Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196805/06/19682Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196818/06/19681Adult
Eupithecia trisignariaBerry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C196811/06/19682Adult

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