Geometridae : Larentiinae
Thyme Pug
EUPITHECIA distinctaria Herrich - Schäffer, 1848
Thyme Pug
EUPITHECIA distinctaria Herrich - Schäffer, 1848
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 16 - 18mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Belgium,Channel Isles,Denmark,Norway,Russia - except south,Netherlands and all Mediterranean Isles ) : Caucasus : Morocco
UK Distribution: Mainly Coastal, local in Devon,Cornwall,along west coast England & Wales to Hebrides and west coast Scotland & Ireland.Recorded south coast England and at a few inland sites in Hampshire,Derbyshire,Staffordshire,Yorkshire,Cumbria and central Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Rocky Coastal Cliffs : Limestone Quarries : Partly Vegetated Sand-dunes
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in cocoon just below the soil
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This small grey pug is best separated from its similar species by the bold evenly spaced spots along the leading edge of the costa and discal spots.This moth also has a black fascia which in the Channel Island Pug is missing.
The moth is a nationally scarce species under the UK Biodiversity Plan, being restricted to coasts and small numbers of inland sites.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Belgium,Channel Isles,Denmark,Norway,Russia - except south,Netherlands and all Mediterranean Isles ) : Caucasus : Morocco
UK Distribution: Mainly Coastal, local in Devon,Cornwall,along west coast England & Wales to Hebrides and west coast Scotland & Ireland.Recorded south coast England and at a few inland sites in Hampshire,Derbyshire,Staffordshire,Yorkshire,Cumbria and central Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Eupithecia distinctaria Herrich - Schäffer, 1848
- [Phalaena] absinthiata Clerck, 1759
- Not Specified
Habitat: Rocky Coastal Cliffs : Limestone Quarries : Partly Vegetated Sand-dunes
Similar Species -
- Channel Islands Pug - Eupithecia ultimaria - Boisduval, 1840
Pupa: Pupates in cocoon just below the soil
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This small grey pug is best separated from its similar species by the bold evenly spaced spots along the leading edge of the costa and discal spots.This moth also has a black fascia which in the Channel Island Pug is missing.
The moth is a nationally scarce species under the UK Biodiversity Plan, being restricted to coasts and small numbers of inland sites.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light.
Forms
E.d.f.constrictata Gueneé 1858 - British Isles
E.d.f.constrictata Gueneé 1858 - British Isles
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.
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.
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Origanum vulgare - Oregano - Wild Marjoram - Sweet marjoram
- Thymus polytrichus ssp britanicus - Wild Thyme
Larval Food Plants
|
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - EUPITHECIA: Original Species Name: Genus Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Forms: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Eupitheciini EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 Eupithecia distinctaria Herrich - Schäffer, 1848 - [Phalaena] absinthiata Clerck, 1759 - EUPITHECIA distinctaria Herrich - Schäffer, 1848 - EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 = Tephroclystia Hübner [1825] - 1/ Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. : 771. ; 1848,: Geometroidae - Geometridae - Larentiinae pl.26 - fig.162 & 163 2/ Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, By Herrich-Schäffer, Gottlieb 1 -3 August Wilhelm, 1799-1874 : p.121 - n.42 - Not Specified - E.d.f.constrictata Gueneé 1858 - British Isles E.d.f.sextiata Milliére, 1867 - France - paler but stronger marked |