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Cloaked Pug
Eupithecia abietaria (Goeze, 1781)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1815 / 70.149
Photo © Peter Hall,  Rosemarkie East Ross

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Dwarf Pug
Eupithecia tantillaria
Foodplant:   Norway Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Silver Fir, Noble Fir
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Rare / Immigrant
Former Status: (Immigrant) Uncommon
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Very rare in the region with no recent records, but might be present in conifer plantations.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 3 (4%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1844.
Last Recorded in 1985.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
10/08/1985122SU58 - Didcot (S) / Streatley
01/01/1851 to 31/12/1853224SP81 - Aylesbury, Aston Clinton
01/06/1844 to 30/06/1845+24TQ08 - Colne Valley, Black Park
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