Golden-rod
Pug Eupithecia virgaureata
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.....First recorded at Eakring in 2008.
Poorly marked Golden-rod Pugs are difficult to identify,
so the abdominal plates of the males were examined to
determine identification. |
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| Male (melanic form)
photographed at Lound Wood July 30th 2008 |
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Male photographed at
Lound Wood July 23rd 2008 |
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| Female (melanic form)
photographed at Lound Wood July 30th 2008 |
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Male photographed at
Sherwood Forest July 15th 2008 |
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| Underside of eigth
abdominal section of Lound Wood male, showing
characteristic sclerotized plate. |
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