70.151 Eupithecia pulchellata (Foxglove Pug)
fw: 10-12mm, ws: 18-22mm; May-Jul (Aug); foxglove (Digitalis purpurea);
ssp pulchellata common throughout GB, ssp hebudium in Hebrides and Wales
ssp pulchellata common throughout GB, ssp hebudium in Hebrides and Wales
Eupithecia pulcehllata (Foxglove Pug) §5 female
ID: Broad grey median fascia with a kink in its distal margin as it approaches the costa. Very similar to E.linariata (Toadflax Pug) which is smaller (fw 9-10mm, ws: 16-20mm); has the distal margin of the median fascia smoothly curved to the costa; and flies Jul-Aug.
ssp hebudium has a greyish-white ground colour and the brown bands are greyish.
Male genitalia: E.pulchellata has a more elongate aedeagus than E.linariata; there does not seem to be any significant difference in the armature or in the S8 ventral plate.
Female genitalia: There do not seem to be any consistent differences between E.pulchellata and E.linariata in the female genitalia.
ssp hebudium has a greyish-white ground colour and the brown bands are greyish.
Male genitalia: E.pulchellata has a more elongate aedeagus than E.linariata; there does not seem to be any significant difference in the armature or in the S8 ventral plate.
Female genitalia: There do not seem to be any consistent differences between E.pulchellata and E.linariata in the female genitalia.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/05/2007
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynnedd; 21/06/2010; male
§3 Mull, 30/06/2011; male; fw 10.0mm
§4 Mull, 30/06/2011; male; fw 10.3mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 07/07/2013; female; fw 10.8mm
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 10.0mm
§7 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; female; fw 10.4mm
§8 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 10.7mm
§10 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynnedd; 21/06/2010; male
§3 Mull, 30/06/2011; male; fw 10.0mm
§4 Mull, 30/06/2011; male; fw 10.3mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 07/07/2013; female; fw 10.8mm
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 10.0mm
§7 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; female; fw 10.4mm
§8 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 10.7mm
§10 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
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