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Plain Pug
Eupithecia simpliciata (Haworth, 1809)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1842 / 70.166
Photo © Chris Knott,  27/07/2022 - Great Ellingham - Garden

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Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata
Forewing: 11-13mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Goose-foots and oraches.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local.
One of the more distinctively-marked large Pug moths with a broad forewing.
Waste ground, river banks, salt-marshes and other tidal or coastal habitats where the food-plants can be found.

Recorded in 51 (69%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/08/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
13/08/2024128TF74Holme NNR
13/08/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
13/08/2024127TG13Aldborough / Hanworth
13/08/2024127TG10Bowthorpe
12/08/2024127TG31Upton
11/08/2024127TG31Upton
11/08/2024127TG42Sea Palling
10/08/2024127TM18Tibenham
09/08/2024128TF62King's Lynn
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