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Dwarf Pug
Eupithecia
tantillaria
(Boisduval, 1840)
Geometridae
: Larentiinae
1857
/
70.162
Photo ©
Jim Hodgkinson
, Dersingham Bog NNR 29/4/14
Similar Norfolk Species
Cloaked Pug
Eupithecia abietaria
Oak-tree Pug
Eupithecia dodoneata
Forewing:
9-11mm
Flight:
One generation May-June.
Foodplant:
Norway Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lawson's Cypress
Nat Status:
Common
Verification Grade:
Adult:
2
Norfolk Status
Locally distributed where Conifers found.
Despite its English name, not a small Pug!
Recorded in
33 (48%)
of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in
1873.
Last Recorded in
2020.
Latest 5 Records
Date
#
VC
10k Area
01/08/2020
+
27
TG01
-
Lyng/N.Tuddenham
31/07/2020
1
27
TG20
-
Norwich
31/07/2020
+
27
TG30
-
Brundall/Cantley
18/07/2020
1
27
TG11
-
Drayton/Swannington
17/07/2020
1
27
TG11
-
Drayton/Swannington
Further info:
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