Pinion-spotted Pug - Eupithecia insigniata
Wingspan 18 to 22 mm. One of the more distinctively marked 'Pug' moths.
Although this is a distinctively marked species a photograph is requested to support records in view of the rarity of this species in our area.
Various habitats such as hedgerows or other bushy places, especially where Hawthorn or Apple occur.
The adults fly in April and May.
The slender greenish caterpillars have red markings along the back and feed on Hawthorn and Apple.
Mainly found south of a line from the Humber to the Severn, this is an infrequently recorded species. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland with only a handful of records post 2000.
Pete Leonard
Coombs Meadow NR
20 May 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
12 May 2025
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Species profile
- Common names
- Pinion-spotted Pug
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 20/05/2020 (Leonard, Pete)
- Last record:
- 12/05/2025 (Calow, Graham)
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