70.184 Eupithecia exiguata (Mottled Pug)
fw: 11-12mm; May-Jun; hawthorn (Crataegus spp); blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); dogwood (Cornus spp); ssp exiguata common in England & Wales ssp muricolor in Aberdeenshire
Eupithecia exiguata (Mottled Pug) §1
ID: Grey-brown ground colour; conspicuous elongate black central spot with a series of small black wedges distal to it; pale postmedian line angled near costa, with 2 pale smears running through it towards the termen.
E.abbreviata (Brindled Pug) is similar in size, shape and general pattern; it has a browner ground colour, a smaller central spot, less well-marked black wedges, lacks the pale smears and flies earlier (Mar-early May).
E.abbreviata (Brindled Pug) is similar in size, shape and general pattern; it has a browner ground colour, a smaller central spot, less well-marked black wedges, lacks the pale smears and flies earlier (Mar-early May).
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 31/05/2008
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/05/2010; male (removed)
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; male
§4 Silverdale, Lancashire; 19/06/2014; female; fw 11.2mm
§5 Romansleigh, Devon; 24/06/2016; male; fw 10.8mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2017; female; fw 10.7mm
§7 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 10.5mm
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 02/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/05/2010; male (removed)
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2011; male
§4 Silverdale, Lancashire; 19/06/2014; female; fw 11.2mm
§5 Romansleigh, Devon; 24/06/2016; male; fw 10.8mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/06/2017; female; fw 10.7mm
§7 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 10.5mm
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 02/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/11/2013 (§1-3) | §4 added 21/08/2014 | §5 added and §2 removed 06/04/2017 | §6 added 18/03/2018 |
§7 added 06/04/2018 | §8 added 25/11/2021
§7 added 06/04/2018 | §8 added 25/11/2021
