Geometridae : Larentiinae
Satyr Pug
EUPITHECIA satyrata satyrata (Hübner, [1813])
Subspecies
E.s.curzoni, 1884 - Shetlands - lighter coloured,shows more contrast
E.s.callunaria Doubleday, 1850 - fairly well distributed and locally frequent in Northumberland,mainland Scotland,Inner Hebrides,Orkney
and parts of Ireland
Satyr Pug
EUPITHECIA satyrata satyrata (Hübner, [1813])
Subspecies
E.s.curzoni, 1884 - Shetlands - lighter coloured,shows more contrast
E.s.callunaria Doubleday, 1850 - fairly well distributed and locally frequent in Northumberland,mainland Scotland,Inner Hebrides,Orkney
and parts of Ireland
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 21 - 23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) - to Central Asia : North America
UK Distribution: ssp.satyra - widespread southern and eastern England but very local -most records on chalk in Surrey and Hampshire : Guernsey - very rare : ssp.callunaria - fairly well distributed and locally frequent in Northumberland,mainland Scotland,Inner Hebrides,Orkney and parts of Ireland : Isle of Man - local and scarce : found locally in Wales,west Midlands,and some part northern England : ssp.curzoni - widespread and frequent in Shetland.
UK Conservation Status -
Type Locality -
Phalaena absinthiata Clerck, 1759.
Flight Period: May - July
Habitat: Moorland : Upland grassland : Heathland : Chalkland : Open Woodland : Rough Ground
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in plant litter or sifted soil where they overwinter.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The ssp.satyrata is a fairly indistinct moth with poor markings and light brown pug with fairly straight forewing leading edge and a fairly pointed apex with black and white chequered venation generally missing on worn specimens.There are a series of white spots along the trailing edge of the wing with the largest of these in the trailing corner.
The ssp.cullunaria smaller moth with darker wings which are more banded. This subspecies is an upland race.
Ssp.curzoni has bold dark brown and white cross-lines and bands.
This moth is most likely to be confused with the Common Pug which is reddish brown in the south and more greyer and banded in the north,without chequered venation.The Common Pug also has an arched leading edge as opposed to straight .
The ssp.curzoni could be mistaken for Narrow-winged Pug which has a more pointed apex.
Moth usually appears in small numbers at the light trap except for the upland species which flies in numbers in late afternoon and is seen frequently at the light trap.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) - to Central Asia : North America
UK Distribution: ssp.satyra - widespread southern and eastern England but very local -most records on chalk in Surrey and Hampshire : Guernsey - very rare : ssp.callunaria - fairly well distributed and locally frequent in Northumberland,mainland Scotland,Inner Hebrides,Orkney and parts of Ireland : Isle of Man - local and scarce : found locally in Wales,west Midlands,and some part northern England : ssp.curzoni - widespread and frequent in Shetland.
UK Conservation Status -
- ssp.satyra - Common = > 300 10km squares
- ssp.callunaria - Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- ssp.curzoni - Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Geometra satyrata (Hübner, [1813])
Type Locality -
Phalaena absinthiata Clerck, 1759.
Flight Period: May - July
Habitat: Moorland : Upland grassland : Heathland : Chalkland : Open Woodland : Rough Ground
Similar Species -
- Common Pug - Eupithecia vulgata - (Haworth, 1809)
Pupa: Pupates in plant litter or sifted soil where they overwinter.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The ssp.satyrata is a fairly indistinct moth with poor markings and light brown pug with fairly straight forewing leading edge and a fairly pointed apex with black and white chequered venation generally missing on worn specimens.There are a series of white spots along the trailing edge of the wing with the largest of these in the trailing corner.
The ssp.cullunaria smaller moth with darker wings which are more banded. This subspecies is an upland race.
Ssp.curzoni has bold dark brown and white cross-lines and bands.
This moth is most likely to be confused with the Common Pug which is reddish brown in the south and more greyer and banded in the north,without chequered venation.The Common Pug also has an arched leading edge as opposed to straight .
The ssp.curzoni could be mistaken for Narrow-winged Pug which has a more pointed apex.
Moth usually appears in small numbers at the light trap except for the upland species which flies in numbers in late afternoon and is seen frequently at the light trap.
Photo Gallery
Larva
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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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.
- Adoxaceae - Viburnum Family
- Viburnum nudum - Smooth Withe Rod
- Apiaceae - Umbelliferae - Umbellifer Family
- Angelica sylvestris - Wild Angelica,Woodland angelica
- Heracleum sphondylium - Cow Parsnip
- Meum athamanticum - Spignel
- Pastinaca sativa - Wild Parsnip
- Peucedanum palustre - Milk Parsley
- Pimpinella saxifraga - Burnet Saxifrage
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
- Arnica montana - Arnica, Mountain arnica
- Artemesia campestris - Field Southerwood
- Artemisia vulgaris - Mugwort (Flowers & Seeds)
- Centaurea jacea - Brown Knapweed
- Centaurea nigra - Common Knapweed
- Centaura nigrescens - Tyrol Knapweed
- Centaura scabiosa - Greater Knapweed
- Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle - Canada Thistle
- Cirsium eriophorum - Wooly Thistle
- Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle
- Hieracium pilosella - Mouse-ear Hawkweed
- Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-eye Daisy
- Senecio nemorensis - No Common Name
- Senecio ovatus - Wood Ragwort
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
- Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy
- Araliaceae - Ivy Family
- Aralia hispida - Bristly Sarsaparilla
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - White Birch - Downy Birch
- Campanulaceae - Bellflower Family
- Campanula rotundifolia - Harebell
- Campanula persicifolia - Fairy Bellflower
- Jasione laevis - Shepherd’s Scabious
- Jasione montana - Sheep's-bit Scabious
- Cannabidaceae - Hemp/Hop Family
- Humulus lupulus - Hop
- Caryophyllaceae - Pink and Carnation Family
- Lychnis flos-cuculi - Ragged Robin
- Silene dioica - Red Campion
- Silene pratensis - Evening Campion
- Silene latifolia - White Campion
- Silene vulgaris - Bladder Campion - Maidenstears
- Dipsacaceae - Teasel Family
- Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious
- Knautia dipsacifolia - Forest Scabious
- Scabiosa columbaria - Small Scabious - Pigeon's Scabious
- Sussisa pratensis - Devil's Bit Scabious
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather
- Erica tetralix - Bog Heather - Cross-leaved Heath
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Bearberry
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Lotus corniculatus - Bird's-foot Trefoil - Common Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Ononis spinosa - Spiny Rest Harrow
- Trifolium pratense - Red Clover
- Gentianaceae - Gentian Family
- Gentianella campestris - Field Gentian
- Gentiana cruciata - No Common Name
- Grossulariaceae - Currant Family
- Ribes rubrum - Redcurrant
- Hypericaceae - St John's Wort Family
- Hypericum hirsutum - Hairy St John's Wort
- Hypericum maculatum - Imperforate St John's-wort
- Hypericum perforatum - St John's Wort
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Clinopodium vulgare - Wild Basil
- Origanum vulgare - Oregano - Wild Marjoram - Sweet marjoram
- Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family
- Epilobium angustifolium - Rosebay Willow-herb
- Orabanchaceae - Broomrape Family
- Odontites vulgaris - Red Bartsia
- Odontites vulgaris - Red Bartsia
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Pinus contorta - Beach Pine
- Picea sitchensis - Sitka Spruce
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Polygonum bistorta - Commom Bistort
- Rumex acetosella - Sheeps Sorrel
- Primulaceae - Primrose Family
- Primula vulgaris - Primrose
- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup - Crowfoot Family
- Clematis virginiana - Devil's Darning Needles
- Thalictrum flavum - Yellow Meadow Rue
- Thalictrum pubescens - Meadow Rue
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Agrimonia eupatoria - Agrimoney, Churchsteeples
- Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet
- Potentilla fruticosa - Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Sanguisorba officinalis - Great Burnet
- Spiraea alba - White Meadowsweet
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Galium boreale - Northern Bedstraw
- Galium mullugo - Hedge Bedstraw
- Galium pumilium - Slender Bedstraw
- Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw
- Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family
- Chelone glabra - Balmony, White turtlehead
- Linaria vulgaris - Yellow Toadflax
- Scrophularia nodosa - Knotted Figwort, Woodland figwort
- Veronica longifolia - Garden Speedwell
- Valerianaceae - Valerian Family
- Valeriana officinalis - Valerian
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Larentiinae Eupitheciini EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 satyrata (Hübner, [1813]) Eupithecia satyrata satyrata (Hübner, [1813]) - Phalaena absinthiata Clerck, 1759. - GEOMTERA satyrata (Hübner, [1813]) = Eupithecia satyraria Boisduval, 1840 = Eupithecia fagicolaria Robson & Gardner, 1886 - Geometra satyrata satyrata (Hübner, [1813]) - EUPITHECIA Curtis, 1825 = Tephroclystia Hübner [1825] - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V : Geometrae 1 : p.85 - fig.439 - Europe? - E.s.curzoni, 1884 - Shetlands - lighter coloured,shows more contrast E.s.callunaria Doubleday, 1850 - fairly well distributed and locally frequent in Northumberland,mainland Scotland,Inner Hebrides,Orkney and parts of Ireland E.s.satyrata - Nominate subspecies |