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Valerian Pug
Eupithecia valerianata (Hübner, 1813)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1821 / 70.181
Photo © Ben Sale,  Weston Park, Hertfordshire (24/06/21)

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Lead-coloured Pug
Eupithecia plumbeolata
Common Pug
Eupithecia vulgata
Forewing: 8-10mm.
Flight: One generation June-July.
Foodplant:   Common Valerian.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

General comments
Extremely local resident.

This species is extremely likely to be overlooked in many places, but the current emphasis on North Herts in the distribution map is interesting. All the modern map dots refer to the years from 2015 onwards; prior to these records it was last noted with us in the Stort Valley at Sawbridgeworth Marsh in 1991.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 7 (17%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1937.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
30/05/2024120TL12 - Hitchin (S) / Whitwell
24/06/2021120TL22 - Stevenage
13/06/2021220TL31 - Hertford
24/06/2016120TL41 - Sawbridgeworth / Bishop's Stortford
10/07/2015420TL41 - Sawbridgeworth / Bishop's Stortford
12/06/2015120SP91 - Tring
12/06/2015120SP91 - Tring
01/07/2014320TL12 - Hitchin (S) / Whitwell
24/06/1991120TL41 - Sawbridgeworth / Bishop's Stortford
20/06/1991120TL41 - Sawbridgeworth / Bishop's Stortford
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