Photo © Keith Tailby

Campanula Pug

Eupithecia denotata

Checklist Number
70.185 [B&F: 1836]

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:denotata
Authority:(Hübner, [1813])

Nationally scarce (Na) on woodland margins, hedgerows, scrubby grassland and gardens in southern England. Also occurs on dry grassland, heaths and clifftops, along the coasts of south-western England and western Wales (ssp. jasioneata, known proverbially as Jasione Pug). In Hampshire seemingly now confined to the area around Winchester. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 19-22 mm. Can be confused with Wormwood Pug E. absinthiata, but Wormwood Pug is redder with more distinct costal streaks. Larva feeds on seed capsules of Nettle-leaved Bellflower and Giant Bellflower (Campanula Pug), and Sheep's-bit (Jasione Pug) over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Portsdown (SU60)1900-Tony Dobson-
Sparsholt (SU43)1981-Tony Dobson & Rob EdmundsLarval
West Wood, Sparsholt (SU42)03/09/1981oneW FassnidgeLarval
Winchester College (SU42)14/07/1983oneD H SterlingAdult
Winchester College (SU42)14/07/1983oneD H SterlingAdult
Crab Wood NR (SU42)1984-Winchester College NHSAdult
Winchester College (SU42)21/06/1984oneJ WellsAdult
Winchester College (SU42)21/06/1984oneJohn ChaineyAdult
Winchester College (SU42)24/08/1984oneWinchester College NHSAdult
Winchester College (SU42)24/08/1984oneWinchester College NHSAdult
Crab and West Wood (SU42)28/07/1988-Winchester College NHSLarval
Crab and West Wood (SU42)28/07/1988-Winchester College NHSLarval
West Wood, Farley Mount (SU42)28/07/1988-Graham CollinsLarval
West Wood, Farley Mount (SU42)28/07/1988-Graham CollinsLarval
Chandlers Ford (SU42)18/07/1994-Graham CollinsAdult
Chandlers Ford (SU42)18/07/1994oneGraham CollinsAdult
Marwell (SU52)13/10/2004twoBarry GoaterLarval
Crab Wood NR (SU42)28/06/2008oneBarry GoaterAdult
Crab Wood, Winchester (SU42)26/09/2009threeDavid G GreenLarval
Exton (SU52)22/09/2013-David G GreenLarval
Beacon Hill (SU62)28/09/201320Keith TailbyLarval

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Martyr Worthy (SU53)1900-Keith Wheeler-
Micheldever (SU54)1934-Keith Wheeler-
West Tisted (SU62)1969-D W H FfennellLarval
Rye Common (SU75)26/07/1996oneCH DixonAdult