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Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia centaureata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1825 / 70.173
Photo © Richard Stace,  09/06/2020 - Rushmere St Andrew IP5

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Eupithecia irriguata
Forewing: 10-12mm.
Flight: Two generations April-Oct.
Foodplant:   Many plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Morley's Final Catalogue: Frequently very numerous, and nowhere absent. Rather sparse around Ipswich; Playford (Ent. Wk. Int. 1857, ii); from Sizewell and Southwold to Tuddenham Fen and Worlington, where it abounded at light in August 1934 (Mly, D); Beccles, Hopton and Gorleston (Mr).

Recent Suffolk Status: Abundant and widespread.

Life history: Double-brooded. Larvae found fairly regularly in the county on various flowers.

Identification: Fairly unmistakeable.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats.

Recorded in 54 (93%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1933.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
10/10/2023125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
29/09/2023125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
23/09/2023125TM13 - Brantham/Holbrook
20/09/2023125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
19/09/2023125TM14 - Ipswich
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