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Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia icterata (Villers, 1789)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1838 / 70.187
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Westcott 2017

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Grey Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Foodplant:   Yarrow, Sneezewort
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Widespread and common across the region, in a wide range of open habitats including gardens.

Recorded in 65 (83%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1750.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
16/10/2022122SU58 - Didcot (S) / Streatley
06/09/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
04/09/2022124SU89 - High Wycombe
02/09/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
30/08/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
Further info: Eupithecia icterata
 
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