Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata

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.

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Phil Lee. David Hursthouse. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Tim Sexton. David Yates. Wil Heeney. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Phil Cadman. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. NBGRC. Martin Gray. Steven Chick. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Colin Watkin. Indy Kiemel Greene and Agnes Kiemel. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Tom Shields. Melanie Newman and Mike Hyatt. Phil Cadman. Jason and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. David Shaw. Graham Birkett.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Brindled Pug