Species Details

ABH: 70.184

BF: 1819

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia exiguata

=Eupithecia exiguata exiguata

=Eupithecia exiguata muricolor

Authority: (Hübner, [1813])

Vernacular: Mottled Pug

Account: Common in woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout England and Wales. The main confusion species is Brindled Pug E. abbreviata, which is often nearly over before the first Mottled Pug appears, and has less conspicuous discal spot and black wedges. Larva feeds on Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Dogwood, 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 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 Apr (2011) — 8 Jul (2015)

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

Foodplant: Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore), Crataegus sp., Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn), Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 574

Individuals: 152

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2025

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