Species Details

ABH: 70.171

BF: 1844

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia indigata

Authority: (Hübner, [1813])

Vernacular: Ochreous Pug

Account: Common in coniferous woodland, plantations and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. Sandy-grey colour and elongated discal spot; usually rests with forewing almost covering hindwing. Larva feeds on Scots Pine, 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: 15 — 18 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2020) — 20 Jun (1970)

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

Foodplant: Larix sp. (a larch), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine).

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-indigata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 177

Individuals: 19

Earliest Year: 1891

Latest Year: 2024

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