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Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata Rossler, 1866
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1841 / 70.186
Photo © David Griffiths,  Earith, Cambridge

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Pauper Pug / Fletcher's Pug
Eupithecia egenaria
Grey Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Forewing: 12-13mm.
Flight: One generation June-July.
Foodplant:   Yarrow.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Widespread but local.
Discovered in Kent in the 1930s.

Yarrow pug is a long-winged species similar to Pauper Pug but typically brown rather than grey in colour.

First Norfolk record of larvae found in the Brecks in 1989 (G. Haggett).

Recorded in 30 (41%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1989.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
12/08/2024128TF63Heacham
04/08/2024127TG20Norwich (Lakenham)
02/08/2024128TF82East Rudham
01/08/2024128TF90Watton
01/08/2024128TF82East Rudham
26/07/2024128TF63Dersingham
25/07/2024128TF63Heacham
24/07/2024128TF63Heacham
19/07/2024127TG10Bowthorpe
10/07/2024+28TL79Cranwich
Further info: Eupithecia millefoliata
 
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