70.153 Eupithecia plumbeolata (Lead-coloured Pug)
fw: 9-10mm; May-Jun; common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense); NS-B in open woodland in England, Wales and parts of Scotland
Eupithecia plumbeolata (Lead-coloured Pug) §1 male
ID: A small yellow-grey or brown pug with more-or-less distinct wavy crosslines and an indistinct or absent central spot. Similar to E.haworthata (Haworth's Pug) which has an orange band at the base of the abdominal dorsum; E.valerianata (Valerian Pug) and E.pygmaeata (Marsh Pug) both of which have a white spot at the tornus.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/05/2019; male; fw 8.7mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; female; fw 7.9mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; male; fw 7.8mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 16/07/2021
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/06/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; female; fw 7.9mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; male; fw 7.8mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 16/07/2021
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/06/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/06/2019 (§1) | §2&3 added 25/02/2020 | §4 added 30/11/2021 | §5 added 17/10/2022
