''Eupithecia indigata'', the ochreous pug, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. and across the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

as far as the

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It primarily colonizes pine forests, mixed pine forests and pine plantations. In the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

it rises to heights of 1800 metres. The

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is 15–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous brown. The crosslines are fine and indistinct and there is series of small darker dusky marks along the costa. There is a small black discal spot. The hindwings are pale becoming darker towards the outer margin. Identification requires examination of the genitalia. 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
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The larva is naked, bright greenish brown, with a light reddish-brown dorsal line and yellowish side stripes. The back of the head and the anus flap are dark brown. The light brown pupa has dark brown wing sheaths. There are eight equally long hook bristles on the cremaster. The moths fly in one generation from April to May. The caterpillars feed on '' Pinus sylvestris'' and ''

Larix Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furth ...

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External links

Ochreous pug on UKmothsLepiforum.deVlindernet.nl
Moths described in 1813 indigata Moths of Europe Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Eupithecia-stub