70.162 Eupithecia tantillaria (Dwarf Pug)
fw: 9-11mm; May-Jun; various introduced
conifers especially Norway/Sitka spruce (Picea abies/sitchensis), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii); common
throughout GB
Eupithecia tantillaria (Dwarf Pug) §1 female
ID: large, slightly elongate central spot. E.dodoneata (Oak-tree Pug) has a smaller central spot with a white patch and prominent black wedges distal to it.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/04/2013; female; fw 10.0mm
§2 Inchcree Falls, Argyll; 03/06/2015; female; fw 9.8mm
§3 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; male; fw 9.1mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 9.8mm
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
§6 Bringsty Common, Herefordshire; 08/05/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Inchcree Falls, Argyll; 03/06/2015; female; fw 9.8mm
§3 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; male; fw 9.1mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 9.8mm
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
§6 Bringsty Common, Herefordshire; 08/05/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/11/2013 (§1) | §2 added 20/01/2016 | §3 added 27/09/2017 | §4 added 09/06/2022 | §5 added 07/12/2022 |
§6 added 21/11/2024
§6 added 21/11/2024
