70.166 Eupithecia simpliciata (Plain Pug)
fw: 11-13mm; Jun-Aug; Chenopodium spp
(goosefoots), Atriplex spp (oraches); local, mainly in saltmarsh and coastal
cliff in England and Wales.
Eupithecia simpliciata (Plain Pug) §4 male
ID: Fairly large; light sandy-brown; small but usually conspicuous dark central spot; more or less continuous white subterminal line.
Similar to E.millefoliata (Yarrow Pug) which is more greyish and its subterminal line is broken.
Similar to E.millefoliata (Yarrow Pug) which is more greyish and its subterminal line is broken.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 22/07/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 09/08/2007; fw 10.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 11/07/2010; female; fw 12.3mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 24/07/2011; male; fw 11.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; male; fw 10.1mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 10.5mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 25/05/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 09/08/2007; fw 10.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 11/07/2010; female; fw 12.3mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 24/07/2011; male; fw 11.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; male; fw 10.1mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 10.5mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 25/05/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 21/11/2013 (§1-4) | §5 added 25/04/2019 | §6 added 06/02/2021 | §7 added 26/05/2024
