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Oak-tree Pug
Eupithecia dodoneata Guenée, 1857
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1853 / 70.157
Photo © George Fowler,  Broxbourne, Hertfordshire (03/05/22)

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Brindled Pug
Eupithecia abbreviata
Juniper Pug
Eupithecia pusillata
Forewing: 8-11mm.
Flight: One generation April-June.
Foodplant:   Hawthorn, Oak
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

General comments:
Widespread resident.

Foster (1941) adds this species to the Hertfordshire list from Ware in 1933; the reason for the lack of earlier records is unclear. Today the moth is very common, though often hard to separate from
Brindled Pug. It should be noted that despite its colloquial name the larvae do not, apparently, feed on oak.

Recorded in 34 (83%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1918.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
16/06/2024120TL11 - Harpenden / Wheathampstead
17/05/2024120TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
11/05/2024420TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
10/05/2024220TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
09/05/2024220TL30 - Hoddesdon / Cheshunt
09/05/2024520TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
09/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
05/05/2024120TL23 - Letchworth / Baldock
02/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
01/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
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