Species Details

ABH: 70.148

BF: 1812

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia inturbata

Authority: (Hübner, [1817])

Vernacular: Maple Pug

Account: Local in woodland, hedgerows and scrub, particularly on calcareous ground throughout much of England, mostly in the south-east The most likely confusion species is Slender Pug E. tenuiata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on flowers of Field Maple, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 13 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 26 Jun (2003) — 25 Aug (1984)

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

Foodplant: Acer campestre (Field Maple).

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

Status: Endangered (EN)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 107

Individuals: 36

Earliest Year: 1876

Latest Year: 2020

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