70.144 Pasiphila rectangulata (Green Pug)
fw: 8-11mm; Jun-Aug; various rosaceous trees and shrubs; common in lowland England, Wales and S.Scotland
Pasiphila rectangulata (Green Pug) §4 female
ID: Green when fresh. Distinguished from the only other green pug Chloroclystis v-ata (V-pug) by the absence of a prominent black V near the costa. The green colour fades with age and then similar to P.chloerata (Sloe Pug) which has a salmon pink belt at base of abdomen (black in P.rectangulata). The melanic form anthrax often shows a green subterminal line.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/05/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/05/2011
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/06/2012; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/06/2013; female
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/06/2013; female
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 22/05/2019; male; fw 9.1mm
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 17/05/2024
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§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/05/2011
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/06/2012; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/06/2013; female
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/06/2013; female
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 22/05/2019; male; fw 9.1mm
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 17/05/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/12/2013 (§1-5) | §6&7 added 29/05/2017 | §8 added 11/02/2020 | §9 added 24/05/2024
