Dwarf Pug - Eupithecia tantillaria
Wingspan 16-19 mm. Despite its English name, this is by no means the smallest of the Pug moths in Britain.
Occurs in coniferous woodlands and parkland.
The adults appear on the wing in June and July.
The nondescript brownish caterpillars feed on the needles of coniferous trees such as Norway Spruce and Douglas Fir.
It is distributed throughout much of Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly frequent but not common in Leicestershire & Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = B (scarce resident or restricted distribution or regular migrant)
Mark Skevington
Bloody Oaks Quarry
24 May 2009
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
21 May 2022
Pete Leonard
Barkestone Wood
09 May 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Dwarf Pug
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 24/05/2009 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 26/04/2025 (Ryder Hurn)
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David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
05 May 2010
