''Eupithecia expallidata'', the bleached pug, is a
moth of the family
Geometridae.
It is found in North-West and Central
Russia, South-East
Scandinavia to the North
Mediterranean and West
Europe including the
British Isles.
The
wingspan is 20–24 mm.
The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown. There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot. See also Prout
[Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgar]
The larva is matt greenish clearly and variously patterned.
The moth flies in July and August.
The larvae feed on goldenrod (''
Solidago virgaurea'').
[ Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230]
Similar species
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Eupithecia absinthiata
The wormwood pug (''Eupithecia absinthiata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is a common species across the Palearctic region as well as North America.
The wingspan is ...
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References
External links
Lepiforum.de
expallidata
Moths described in 1808
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Henry Doubleday
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