Photo © Mike Wall
Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata
Checklist Number70.186 [B&F: 1841]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae (Eupetheciini) |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | millefoliata |
| Authority: | Rössler, 1866 |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in waste ground, sand-dunes, shingle beaches, roadside verges and rough grassland, in south-eastern England, predominantly coastal. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight a fairly recent arrival, first recorded in 1951 and now well-established on waste ground near the sea in south-east Hampshire and re-discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1998. Wingspan 19-23 mm. The most likely confusion species is Grey Pug E. subfuscata, but Yarrow Pug has a less rounded forewing and is less uniformly grey. Larva feeds on flowers and seedheads of Yarrow, 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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
