70.181 .... B&F 1821
Valerian Pug Eupithecia valerianata (Hübner, 1813)
Status .....Rare in Nottinghamshire, where it is confined to the very north of the county. The only recent records are from Misson Carr in 2004 and 2009 (both Radford, J.), Misterton July 2017 (Lee, P.) and Misson Carr again in late June 2023 (Pendleton, T.A.).
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Photographed at Misson Carr, June 2023
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Valerian Pug
 
                Photographed by Phil Lee at Misterton July 2017.
               
                 
                The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2004). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2009). Phil Lee. Martin Gray. J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024

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