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Brindled Pug
Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens, 1831
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1852 / 70.156
Photo © Stephen Youngs,  06/04/2015 - Thompson Water/ Peddars Way

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Mottled Pug
Eupithecia exiguata
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Eupithecia dodoneata
Forewing: 10-12mm.
Flight: One generation Mar-May.
Foodplant:   Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak. Hawthorns.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
An early spring species.
Oak woodland, heathland with oak scrub.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
30/04/2024227TG10Cringleford (UEA)
29/04/2024127TG42Eccles
29/04/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
29/04/2024128TM08Quidenham
29/04/2024328TF91Dereham
22/04/2024128TF63Heacham
22/04/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
18/04/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
14/04/2024127TG31Upton
13/04/2024127TG42Eccles
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