70.157 Eupithecia dodoneata (Oak-tree Pug)
fw: 8-11mm; Apr-Jun; Crataegus (hawthorn),
Quercus (pedunculate oak); common in England and Wales.
ID: Large round central spot; white patch distal to central spot; usually prominent black wedges distal to central spot; black dashes often present on veins distal to central spot; often with orange-brown scales along costa and dorsum. E.tantillaria (Dwarf Pug) has a larger black central spot which lacks the white patch and black wedges distal to it; it’s cross-lines are usually more distinct. E.abbreviata (Brindled Pug) has a smaller more elongate black central spot.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 25/04/2010; female; fw 8.9mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2010; male; fw 8.9mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/04/2011; male
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/2013; female; fw 9.2mm
§6 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 01/06/2014; female; fw 8.9mm
§8 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/04/2017; male; fw 11.1mm
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 23/04/2017; female; fw 9.3mm
§10 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 9.6mm
§11 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; female; fw 8.0mm
§12 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021
§13 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 8.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2010; male; fw 8.9mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/04/2011; male
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/2013; female; fw 9.2mm
§6 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 01/06/2014; female; fw 8.9mm
§8 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/04/2017; male; fw 11.1mm
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 23/04/2017; female; fw 9.3mm
§10 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 9.6mm
§11 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; female; fw 8.0mm
§12 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021
§13 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 8.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/11/2013 (§1-5) | §6 added 29/01/2015 | §7 added 05/02/2015 | §8&9 added 02/04/2018 | §10 added 30/05/2018 |
§4&7 removed (misidentification) 30/05/2018 | §11 added 07/08/2021 | §12 added 28/11/2021 | §13 added 04/09/2022
§4&7 removed (misidentification) 30/05/2018 | §11 added 07/08/2021 | §12 added 28/11/2021 | §13 added 04/09/2022