Geometridae : Larentiinae
Ochreous Pug
EUPITHECIA indigata (Hübner,[1813])
Ochreous Pug
EUPITHECIA indigata (Hübner,[1813])
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 15-18mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Greece,Portugal,S Russia & most Mediterranean Islands : Temperate Palearctic Region
UK Distribution: Recorded locally throughout Britain : Ireland - recorded on scattered sites
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Pine Plantations : Gardens : Where pine trees established
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This small pug is generally plain with its sandy coloured forewing with two highly defined black elongated discal spots in the centre of the forewing and feint black spots along the costa.
Although similar to the Thyme Pug it is highly unlikely the two species would be seen together as the similar species is a nationally scarce moth.
The moth is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Greece,Portugal,S Russia & most Mediterranean Islands : Temperate Palearctic Region
UK Distribution: Recorded locally throughout Britain : Ireland - recorded on scattered sites
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Geometra indigata (Hübner,[1813])
- [Phalaena] absinthiata Clerck, 1759
- Not Specified
Habitat: Pine Plantations : Gardens : Where pine trees established
Similar Species -
- Thyme Pug - Eupithecia distinctaria - Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This small pug is generally plain with its sandy coloured forewing with two highly defined black elongated discal spots in the centre of the forewing and feint black spots along the costa.
Although similar to the Thyme Pug it is highly unlikely the two species would be seen together as the similar species is a nationally scarce moth.
The moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Larix decidua - Larch
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Eupitheciini EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 Eupithecia indigata (Hübner,[1813]) - [Phalaena] absinthiata Clerck, 1759. - GEOMETRA indigata (Hübner,[1813]) - = EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 = Tephroclystia Hübner 1825 - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera 1 : Geometrae 1 : pl.77 - n.399 - Not Specified - A.i.f.nigrescens Lempke, 1969 - wings and body uniform blackish |