Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Quite a common species, and broadly distributed in woods. Bentley Woods, somewhat frequent at Ipswich, Playford, Earl soham, Stowmarket. Beccles, Fritton, Belton, at Monks Soham light.
Recent Suffolk Status: Very common.
Life history: Single-brooded, one of the earliest pugs on the wing. Can be recorded in large numbers in Oak woodland. Larvae have been found on Oak in late spring.
Identification: Oak-tree pug is smaller with more obvious black wedges beyond the coastal spot. Mottled pug is much greyer.
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, scrub.Recorded in 50 (86%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2024. |