Morley's Final Catalogue: Quite common, from Bentley to Gorleston and Tuddenham Fen.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Larvae have been found by searching for spun-up Apple flowers.

Identification: Sloe pug has a distinctive pink 'waist' around the abdomen just below the thorax. This is black on Green pug. V-pug has the distinctive black V mark.

Habitat: Hedgerows, scrub areas, woodland edges, gardens.

Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023.