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Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia icterata (Villers, 1789)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1838 / 70.187
Photo © Stephen Youngs,  25/08/2019 - Pedders Way

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Grey Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Forewing: 11-13mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Yarrow, Sneezewort.
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Common.
Distinctive, large member of the Eupithecia genus with distinctive two-tone reddish and brown appearance.
Many habitats.

Flying mainly in July - August, the moth is on the wing as early as the end of May in the southern part of its European range. Some early Norfolk records in recent years.

Recorded in 64 (86%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
25/10/2024127TG11Costessey
25/10/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
22/10/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
23/09/2024128TF63Dersingham
23/09/2024127TG11Costessey
14/09/2024128TF63Snettisham
08/09/2024128TF63Dersingham
08/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
07/09/2024127TG24Overstrand
07/09/2024128TF63Heacham
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