70.186 Eupithecia millefoliata (Yarrow Pug)
fw: 12-13mm (Waring), ws: 21mm (UKMoths)*; Jun-Jul; yarrow (Achillea millefolium); NS-B coasts from Dorset to Essex
* A ws of 21mm gives fw ~10mm - these sources cannot both be right and may both be wrong!
* A ws of 21mm gives fw ~10mm - these sources cannot both be right and may both be wrong!
Eupithecia millefoliata (Yarrow Pug) §4 female
ID: Requires genital dissection to confirm, however: E.egenaria (Fletcher's Pug) lacks any brownish tint; E.simpliciata (Plain Pug) has a relatively broad forewing with an arched costa and a white subterminal line; E.subfuscata (Grey Pug) has a more rounded forewing apex.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2014; male; fw 11.1mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 16/07/2016; male; fw 10.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2019; female; fw 10.8mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; female; fw 11.9mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021; male; fw 10.7mm
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 16/07/2016; male; fw 10.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2019; female; fw 10.8mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; female; fw 11.9mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021; male; fw 10.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/08/2014 (§1) | §2 added 14/05/2017 | §3 added 19/02/2020 | §4 added 03/02/2021 | §5 added 29/11/2021
