Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata

Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth, 1809)
Status .....Common at many sites, including the Sherwood Forest area. Probably widespread throughout much of Nottinghamshire, although it does seem to be less common along the Trent Valley.
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Photographed at Market Warsop April 2019

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Photographed at Market Warsop July 2018

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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter July 2010

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Photographed at Red Hill June 2007

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Early stages
Half grown larva. Photographed at Budby South Forest August 2021

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Full grown larva. Photographed at Budby South Forest September 2010

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Graham and Anona Finch. David Hursthouse. Phil Lee. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sean Tobin. Lound Moth Group. Nottingham City Council. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Ian Blackmore-Allen. NBGRC. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Steven Chick. Martin Gray. Phil Cadman. Melanie Newman. Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Tom Shields. Ian Ellis. J.T. Radford. Neil Pinder.

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Updated January 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Grey Pug