Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, mid Apr-mid Aug. Forewing: 10-12mm Foodplant: European Larch. |
Record breakdown:
VC9 | Region | |
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Year first recorded | 1959 | 1959 |
Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 |
Number of records | 124 | 248 |
Number of individuals | 188 | 376 |
Unique positions | 31 | 62 |
Unique locations | 28 | 56 |
Adult records | 124 | 248 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 |
For the region, we have a total of 248 records from 56 sites. Earliest record on file is in 1959.
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Species Account
Similar species: 1835 White-spotted Pug Eupithecia tripunctaria, 1837 Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata and 1851 Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata.
For further information refer UK Moths.
Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on larch (Larix spp.). In Dorset, the moth is present in larch plantation, parkland and occasionally in woods where old larch trees have escaped felling. This species can be confused with the Grey Pug1837, but, the proximity of larch trees plus a white crest on the thorax of the Larch Pug give clues to identification. The national norm is a single brood in May and June but in Dorset a bivoltine cycle is also evident with the peaks in early May and early July.
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