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Cypress Pug
Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1855 / 70.159
Photo © Adam Rowlands,  11/09/2021 - Aldringham

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 10-11mm
Flight: August - Sept (May - Oct)
Foodplant:   Monterey Cypress, Leyland Cypress, Lawson's Cypress
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local (alien-foodplant)
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Not known from the UK in Morley's time. First UK record was in 1959.

Recent Suffolk Status: Locally common, mainly along the coast but starting to spread inland. First county record was in 2004.

Life history: Single-brooded. Flies late in the season.

Identification: Unmistakeable.

Habitat: Gardens, urban areas, coastal sites.

Recorded in 24 (41%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2004.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
27/09/2023+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
25/09/2023+25TM34Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
23/09/2023125TM15Helmingham/Claydon
20/09/2023125TM23Felixstowe/Landguard Point
16/09/2023225TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
15/09/2023225TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
14/09/2023125TM13Brantham/Holbrook
14/09/2023126TL84Sudbury/Glemsford
14/09/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
13/09/2023125TM59Lowestoft
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