Common Pug
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| Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 |
The Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa.
This is a quite variable species across its range but the typical form has orange-brown forewings marked with pale fascia with pale grey hindwings with darker margins. The wingspan is 18-21 mm. Two broods are produced each year with adults on the wing in May and June and again in August . The species flies at night and is attracted to light.
The larva feeds on a variety of plants (see list below). The species overwinters as a pupa.
- ↑ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
[edit] Recorded food plants
- Achillea - Yarrow
- Artemisia
- Campanula - Harebell
- Centaurea
- Crataegus - Hawthorn
- Galium - Bedstraw
- Salix - Willow
- Senecio - Ragwort
- Solidago - Goldenrod
- Vaccinium - Bilberry
[edit] Subspecies
- E. v. cyrneata
- E. v. vulgata
[edit] References
Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
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