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Brindled Pug
Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens, 1831
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1852 / 70.156
Photo © Adam Bassett,  Marlow Bottom, 10/04/2007

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Mottled Pug
Eupithecia exiguata
Oak-tree Pug
Eupithecia dodoneata
Foodplant:   Oaks and Hawthorns
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Widespread and common across the region in woodland, hedgerows and gardens.

Recorded in 69 (88%) 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
14/06/2022123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
01/06/2022122SU97 - Slough (S), Windsor
01/06/2022124SU99 - Amersham, Beaconsfield
26/05/2022123SP33 - Sibford Ferris/Hook Norton
22/05/2022124SP85 - Olney, Salcey, Yardley Chase
Further info: Eupithecia abbreviata
 
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