70.156 .... B&F 1852 |
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata (Stephens, 1831) | ||
Status.....Common in many of Nottinghamshire's woodlands, flying early in the year. Can be abundant at Sherwood Forest in the right conditions, when large numbers turn up at MV light traps. | ||
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Photographed at Lound Wood April 2023 | ||
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Photographed at Budby April 2010 | Photographed at Lound Wood March 2004 | |
Early stages | ||
Final instar larva on Oak Quercus robor. Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter May 2023. | ||
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Brindled Pug |
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