Species Details

ABH: 70.150

BF: 1816

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia linariata

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Toadflax Pug

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Jul (1991) — 21 Sep (1992)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Antirrhinum sp., Linaria vulgaris (Common Toadflax).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Near Threatened (NT)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eupithecia-linariata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 92

Individuals: 22

Earliest Year: 1929

Latest Year: 2024

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