Species Details

ABH: 70.173

BF: 1825

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia centaureata

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Lime-speck Pug

Account: Common in gardens, hedgerows, scrub and saltmarshes, and on roadside verges throughout the British Isles Unmistakable. Larva feeds on such plants as Ragwort, Mugwort, Sea Wormwood, Burnet-saxifrage, Knapweed, Scabious, Hemp-agrimony, Yarrow, Traveller's-joy, Goldenrod and Wild Angelica, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 20 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 29 Apr (1961) — 25 Sep (1985)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eupithecia-centaureata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 752

Individuals: 254

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2025

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