Brindled pug

Brindled pug
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. abbreviata
Binomial name
	Eupithecia abbreviata; Stephens, 1831
Synonyms
	Phalaena nebulata Haworth, 1809; Eupithecia subfasciata Stephens, 1831;

The brindled pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) is a moth of the family Geometridae found in Europe including the British Isles as well as further east to the Baltic States, Armenia, Turkey and the Caucasus. South it reaches North Africa.

Description

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The forewing is elongate, the hindwing is small, with the distal margin almost straight from near the apex to behind middle. The forewing has a decided tinge of ochreous and there are strong dark vein-dashes proximally to postmedian line, those on the median veins especially well developed. Antennal ciliation not very long. — hirschkei Bastelb., prevalent in the Middle Rhine district, is more weakly marked.^[2] Adult caterpillars are smooth and slender. They are coloured light grey to yellow-grey and show on the back large dark brown, diamond-like spots. The strongly jagged side stripes are also dark brown.

Figs 3,3a,3b,3c larvae in various stages of growth

The adults fly in April and May ^[1]. The habitat is oak forests, mixed oak forests, oak avenues and parkland. In the Southern Alps, it rises to heights of 1100 metres.

The larvae feed on oak and hawthorn.

Similar species

Eupithecia dodoneata has a more grey-tone appearance and the marks are clearly set off. A safe determination is usually only possible by means of a genital morphological examination.

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens 1831". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^ Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens 1831". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[2] Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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