Eupithecia expallidata

Eupithecia expallidata, the bleached pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North-West and Central Russia, South-East Scandinavia to the North Mediterranean and West Europe including the British Isles.[2][3]

Eupithecia expallidata
Bleached Pug, Trawscoed, North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. expallidata
Binomial name
Eupithecia expallidata

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[4] The forewings are broad and rounded. The ground colour is pale light brown. There are two black costal stains and a large black discal stain. A fine broken black line runs around the outer margin of the forewing. The hindwings are similar and have a small discal spot. See also Prout [5]

Figs 7,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e larvae in various stages 7f,7g enlarged detail of segments

The larva is matt greenish clearly and variously patterned.

The moth flies in July and August.

The larvae feed on goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[4][6]

Similar species

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday 1856". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Markku Savela. "Eupithecia expallidata". funet.fi. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. Mike Wall. "Bleached Pug (Eupithecia expallidata)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. Ian Kimber. "Bleached Pug Eupithecia expallidata". UKMoths. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230
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