Species Details

ABH: 70.151

BF: 1817

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia pulchellata

=Eupithecia pulchellata hebudium

=Eupithecia pulchellata pulchellata

Authority: Stephens, 1831

Vernacular: Foxglove Pug

Account: Common in woodland, calcareous grassland, embankments and waste ground throughout the British Isles. The main confusion species is Toadflax Pug E. linariata: in Foxglove Pug, the outer edge of the central cross-band is kinked at the costa, while in Toadflax Pug the central cross-band is gently curved at the costa. Larva feeds within flowers of Foxglove, 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: 18 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 Apr (2019) — 31 Jul (2001)

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

Foodplant: Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove).

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-pulchellata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 511

Individuals: 181

Earliest Year: 1908

Latest Year: 2025

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