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Dentated Pug
Anticollix sparsata (Treitschke, 1828)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1863 / 70.129
Photo © Jim Wheeler,  West Norfolk 11/07/11

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Brown Scallop
Philereme vetulata
Forewing: 11-13mm.
Flight: One generation June-July.
Foodplant:   Yellow Loosestrife.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Scarce.
Not a true member of the Pugs (the male lacks the sclerotised plate on the underside of the abdomen) Adult moths occasionally come to light with larvae found feeding on Yellow Loosestrife from July to September.

Records mostly from the Norfolk Broads with only a few sightings most years.

Adult and Larvae recorded in West Norfolk at Boughton Fen (Wheeler, Millard, 2010) first VC28 record for many years.

Recorded in 18 (24%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/08/2023127TG42Eccles
09/08/2023127TG31Bure Marshes NNR
08/07/2023227TG32Irstead / Catfield
07/07/2023127TG32Sutton Fen
29/06/2023427TG32Irstead / Catfield
26/06/2023127TM07Redgrave & Lopham Fen
19/06/2023427TG32Sutton Fen
17/06/2023427TG31Bure Marshes NNR
14/06/2023227TG31Bure Marshes NNR
10/06/2023127TG30Rockland Broad / Wheatfen
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