70.161 Eupithecia virgaureata (Golden-rod Pug)
fw: 10-11mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug, univoltine May-Jun in some parts of Scotland; 1st generation lfp unresolved, 2nd generation - ragworts (Senecio spp), goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); local in W.England, Wales and lowland Scotland
ID: When fresh has a white tuft of scales at posterior end of thorax, some forewing veins chequered with black; otherwise similar to E.subfuscata (Grey Pug) and examination of male S8 ventral plate or female genitalia likely to be necessary for confident identification.
§1 Skye; 06/08/2013; male; fw 9.0mm
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 26/05/2015; male; fw 10.0mm; to light
§3 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 23/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; to light
§4 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 25/07/2016; female; fw 10.7mm; to light
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 12/08/2020; female; fw 9.4mm
§6 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; ??/??/2022; male; fw 8.4mm; sepcimen provided by Bob Dawson
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 12/08/2022; female; fw 9.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 26/05/2015; male; fw 10.0mm; to light
§3 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 23/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; to light
§4 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 25/07/2016; female; fw 10.7mm; to light
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 12/08/2020; female; fw 9.4mm
§6 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; ??/??/2022; male; fw 8.4mm; sepcimen provided by Bob Dawson
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 12/08/2022; female; fw 9.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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§6 added 18/10/2022 | §7 added 23/12/2022
§6 added 18/10/2022 | §7 added 23/12/2022