70.187 Eupithecia icterata (Tawny-speckled Pug)
fw: 11-13mm; Jul-Aug; yarrow / sneezewort (Achillea millefolium / ptarmica), common throughout Britain
Eupithecia icterata (Tawny-speckled Pug) §2 f.subfulvata
ID: Form
subfulvata is easily identified by the large plain orange-brown forewing patch,
contrasting sharply with the grey-brown costa and termen. Form cognata is less
distinctive; it has strong white cross-lines and usually some hint of a tawny colour; its 'saddle' area is notably pale (whitish); it predominates in Scotland.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 16/09/2007; f subfulvata
§2 Foulness, Essex; 16/08/2009; f.subfulvata
§3 Foulness, Essex; 16/08/2012; male; f subfulvata
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 18/07/2012; female; f.cognata
§5 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; female; fw 10.2mm; f.subfulvata
§6 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2018; male; fw 11.4mm; f.subfulvata
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 10.4mm; f.subfulvata
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 16/08/2009; f.subfulvata
§3 Foulness, Essex; 16/08/2012; male; f subfulvata
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 18/07/2012; female; f.cognata
§5 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; female; fw 10.2mm; f.subfulvata
§6 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2018; male; fw 11.4mm; f.subfulvata
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 10.4mm; f.subfulvata
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 21/11/2013 (§1-4) | §5 added 24/11/2017 | §6 added 06/02/2019 | §7 added 02/02/2021
