70.171 Eupithecia indigata (Ochreous Pug)
fw: 8-10mm; Apr-May; Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris); common in Caledonian pine forest and pine plantations throughout GB
Eupithecia indigata (Ochreous Pug) §3 male
ID: Forewing ground colour is usually pale sandy but may be greyish; conspicuous dark central spot; distinctive resting posture with forewing costae well below horizontal.
§1 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 26/05/2015; male; fw 9.1mm; to light
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 8.9mm; to light
§3 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 9.2mm; to light
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 9.5mm; to light
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 9.3mm; to light
§6 Dinnet, Aberdeenshire; 01/05/2018
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 8.9mm; to light
§3 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 9.2mm; to light
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 9.5mm; to light
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 9.3mm; to light
§6 Dinnet, Aberdeenshire; 01/05/2018
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/07/2015 (§1-3) | §4&5 added 01/06/2018 | §6 added 24/02/2019 | §7 added 07/12/2022
