Lime-speck Pug, Eupithecia centaureata Geometridae     Larentiinae

ABH 70.173
B&F 1825   *   Eupithecia centaureata   *   Lime-speck Pug


Common
Wingspan: 16-20mm

Flight time: Two overlapping broods between April-October.
Habitat: Open areas including woodland, gardens, roadsides, hedgerows, coastal dunes

Larvae feed on the flowers of many low-growing herbaceous plants


Lime-speck Pug, Eupithecia centaureata


Lime-speck Pug, Eupithecia centaureata


Lime-speck Pug, Eupithecia centaureata, caterpillar
Lime-speck Pug, Eupithecia centaureata
Adult: Parkstone, Dorset. August 2012.

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