Species Details

ABH: 70.176

BF: 1827

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia intricata

=Eupithecia intricata arceuthata

=Eupithecia intricata hibernica

=Eupithecia intricata millieraria

Authority: (Zetterstedt, 1839)

Vernacular: Freyer's Pug

Account: Common in gardens, parks and plantations throughout much of England. In Scotland subspecies millieraria, known proverbially as Edinburgh Pug, occurs on moorland. In Ireland subspecies hibernica, known as Mere's Pug, occurs on the limestone of the Burren A possible confusion species is Pimpinel Pug E. pimpinellata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Juniper, Lawson's Cypress and Leyland Cypress, 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: 25 Apr (1999) — 22 Jul (1951)

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

Foodplant: Chamaecyparis sp., Cupressus sp., Juniperus communis (Juniper).

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-intricata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 417

Individuals: 164

Earliest Year: 1898

Latest Year: 2024

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