Eupithecia tripunctaria

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Eupithecia tripunctaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. tripunctaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia tripunctaria
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena albipunctata Haworth, 1809
  • Eupithecia albipunctata

The White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from Europe to Korea and Japan[2] and in North America.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The ground colour of the wings is dark ashy brown. Adults are on wing from March to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Apiaceae species.

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