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Grey Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth, 1809)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1837 / 70.190
Photo © Raymond A Watson,  Hollesley, Suffolk. 22 May 2019

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Pauper Pug / Fletcher's Pug
Eupithecia egenaria
Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata
Forewing: 10-12mm.
Flight: One generation May-June.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Certainly generally distributed and perhaps common, but little noticed. Rather rare about Ipswich (Mly, Baylis); Bentley Woods; Monks Soham light; frequent at Weston. Gorleston (D).

Recent Suffolk Status: Very common. One of Suffolk's more regularly encountered pug species.

Life history: Single-brooded. Larvae occasionally found on various flowers.

Identification: Pauper pug has longer wings, unlike the short and rounded wings of Grey pug. Yarrow pug is another long-winged species and is not greyish in colour.
Worth noting that if it is a struggle to identify a pug more often than not it will turn out to be a Grey pug!

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats.

Recorded in 48 (83%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
29/07/2024126TL96Thurston/Elmswell
23/07/2024125TM14Ipswich
20/07/2024126TL96Thurston/Elmswell
18/07/2024225TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
16/07/2024125TM59Lowestoft
16/07/2024125TM59Lowestoft
15/07/2024125TM59Lowestoft
13/07/2024125TG50Gorleston
13/07/2024125TM46Minsmere/Leiston
10/07/2024125TM59Lowestoft
Further info: Eupithecia subfuscata
 
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