Species Details

ABH: 70.175

BF: 1826

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia trisignaria

Authority: Herrich-Schäffer, 1848

Vernacular: Triple-spotted Pug

Account: Local in fens, marshes, damp woodland and roadside verges, in England and Wales Combination of two streaks on costa either side of discal spot and lack of white tornal markings make this a fairly unmistakable species. Larva feeds on flowers of Wild Angelica and Hogweed, 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 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jul (2009) — 2 Jul (2009)

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

Foodplant: Angelica sylvestris (Wild Angelica), Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed).

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: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eupithecia-trisignaria/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 4

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1978

Latest Year: 2010

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