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Bleached Pug
Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday, 1856
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1833 / 70.180

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Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata
Forewing: 12-13mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Goldenrod
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

General comments
Status unclear. Presumed vagrant.

We have two reports of moths fitting this species: From a garden light trap in Hornsey, 16th August 1998 and another at Willesden on 25th August 2019.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1998.
Last Recorded in 2019.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
25/08/2019121TQ28 - Hendon / Hampstead / Camden
16/08/1998121TQ38 - City of London / Hackney
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