Photo © Roy Leverton
Scarce Pug
Eupithecia extensaria
Checklist Number70.178 [B&F: 1847]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae (Eupetheciini) |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | extensaria |
| Authority: | (Freyer, 1844) |
A rare Red Data Book species, occurring in saltmarshes along the coasts of eastern England from Essex to Yorkshire, but mainly around the Wash, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 22-25 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Sea Wormwood, over-wintering as a pupa.
