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Maple Pug
Eupithecia inturbata (Hübner, 1817)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1812 / 70.148
Photo © Raymond A Watson,  Hollesley 10 July 2020

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Small Dusty Wave
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Slender Pug
Eupithecia tenuiata
Forewing: 8-10mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Field Maple
Red List: Endangered (EN)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley's Final Catalogue: Somewhat local, but doubtless overlooked. Bentley (Harwood) Woods in 1895-6 (Mly); Ipswich in August 1895 (Baylis) and near it (Stainton). Beccles (Crf); Flixton (Crtw).

Recent Suffolk Status: Locally common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Larvae have been found by beating flowering Field maple.

Identification: A small species of pug, normally yellowish with a square shaped pale blotch at the forewing apex. Slender pug is more greyish and has rounded wings.

Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, gardens.

Recorded in 40 (69%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1895.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/08/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
16/08/2023125TM13 - Brantham/Holbrook
15/08/2023126TL84 - Sudbury/Glemsford
15/08/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
15/08/2023125TM49 - Somerleyton/Beccles
Further info: Eupithecia inturbata
 
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