Species Details

ABH: 70.188

BF: 1839

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eupithecia succenturiata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Bordered Pug

Account: Common in open areas, waste ground, roadside verges and gardens throughout the British Isles, most numerous in south-eastern England; widespread in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but has become less common in recent years. Wingspan 21-24 mm. Fairly unmistakable combination of brown border to termen and costa, with white thorax which contrasts with brown head and abdomen. Larva feeds on Mugwort, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 21 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Jun (2004) — 15 Sep (1969)

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

Foodplant: Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort).

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-succenturiata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 199

Individuals: 95

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2016

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