Species Details

ABH: 70.159

BF: 1855

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia phoeniceata

Authority: (Rambur, 1834)

Vernacular: Cypress Pug

Account: Naturalised through accidental introduction in garden plants, in gardens, parks and plantations throughout much of southern England. First recorded in Britain in Cornwall in 1959 Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Monterey Cypress, Leyland Cypress and Lawson's Cypress.

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: 18 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 Jul (2014) — 13 Oct (2025)

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

Foodplant: Chamaecyparis sp., Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress).

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-phoeniceata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 256

Individuals: 43

Earliest Year: 1975

Latest Year: 2025

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