Dwarf Pug (Eupithecia tantillaria) - iMoths


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Dwarf Pug
Eupithecia tantillaria (Boisduval, 1840)
Geometridae : Larentiinae

1857 / 70.162

Photo © Mick Dawson, 24/05/2020, Ickwell Green

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Forewing:	9-11mm
Flight:	One generation May-June.
Foodplant:	Norway Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lawson's Cypress
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

Bedfordshire status
Uncommon resident

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 14 (64%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1979.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
13/06/2023	1	30	TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
12/06/2023	1	30	TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
20/05/2023	1	30	TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
14/05/2023	1	30	TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
03/05/2023	1	30	SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe

Further info: Eupithecia tantillaria