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A Selection of Geometridae Moths 70.158 - 70.182

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(Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Herrich & Schaffer 1852) (Herrich & Schaffer 1852) (Doubleday 1856)
Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae
Juniper Pug Juniper Pug White-spotted Pug White-spotted Pug Currant Pug
Eupithecia pussilata pussilata Eupithecia pussilata pussilata Eupithecia tripunctaria Eupithecia tripunctaria Eupithecia assimilata
70.158    BF 1854 70.158    BF 1854 70.160    BF 1835 70.160    BF 1835 70.182    BF 1832

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 17mm to 21mm.

Flight Period: July into September.

Habitat: This moth inhabits gardens, parks, hedgerows, down land, woodland fringes, and other places where their Juniper and Larch grow.

Comment: Moths of this species are widely distributed throughout the UK. They are fairly common where their food plants grow.

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 17mm to 21mm.

Flight Period: May to September in two broods.

Habitat: Found in parks, gardens, hedgerows, roadside verges, woods., disused railways, heaths, commons, where ever the food plants grow.

Comment: This moth is a wide spread, but locally common in England, Wales, Ireland and the south of Scotland.

(Freyer 1839) (Freyer 1839) (Freyer 1839) (Prout 1914) (Prout 1914)
Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae
Freyer's Pug Freyer's Pug Freyer's Pug Scarce Pug Scarce Pug
Eupithecia arceuthata Eupithecia arceuthata Eupithecia arceuthata Eupithecia extensaria Eupithecia extensaria
70.176    BF 1827 70.176    BF 1827 70.176    BF 1827 70.178    BF 1847 70.178    BF 1847

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 20mm to 24mm.

Flight Period: May and June.

Habitat: Found in parks, gardens, and places where Cypress & Juniper grow.

Comment: This moth is fairly common in south England, more local in Wales, and north England up as far as Yorkshire and Lancashire. Scarcer and more local Scotland, found on the Inner Hebrides.

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 23mm to 25mm.

Flight Period: June and July.

Habitat: They inhabit salt marshes, the larvae feed on Sea Wormwood, and possibly some other plants.

Comment: Moths of this species are only found in East Anglia, northwards to Humberside.

(Hubner 1813) (Hubner 1813) (Hubner 1813) (Hubner 1813) (Doubleday 1856)
Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae
Satyr Pug Satyr Pug Satyr Pug Satyr Pug Currant Pug
Eupithecia satyrata satyrata Eupithecia satyrata satyrata Eupithecia satyrata satyrata Eupithecia satyrata satyrata Eupithecia assimilata
70.177    BF 1828 70.177    BF 1828 70.177    BF 1828 70.177    BF 1828 70.182    BF 1832

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 21mm to 23mm.

Flight Period: May and June.

Habitat: This moth inhabits open wood land, fenland, waste ground, suburban gardens and road side verges.

Comment: This moth is a  fairly common, and is locally widespread throughout most of the UK. There are several different races that are localised and native to various parts of Britain.

(Clerk 1759) (Clerk 1759) (Clerk 1759) (Clerk 1759) (Doubleday 1856)
Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae Geometridae - Larentiinae
Wormwood Pug Wormwood Pug Wormwood Pug Wormwood Pug Currant Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata Eupithecia absinthiata Eupithecia absinthiata Eupithecia absinthiata Eupithecia assimilata
70.179    BF 1830 70.179    BF 1830 70.179    BF 1830 70.179    BF 1830 70.182    BF 1832

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 21mm to 23mm.

Flight Period: June and July.

Habitat: They inhabits wood land, waste ground, gardens and parks where ever its food plants grow.

Comment: Moths of this species are resident, and fairly common throughout most of the British Isles.

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 17mm to 22mm.

Flight Period: May and June.

Habitat: Places that they inhabit include parks, gardens, allotments, plant nurseries and other places where its food plants, Wild Hop, Redcurrant and Blackcurrant, grow.

Comment: Moths of this species are fairly common residents, and widely distributed throughout the British Isles.

       

Species 70.183 to 70.198

             

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