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Pauper Pug / Fletcher's Pug
Eupithecia egenaria

Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 1824 / 70.164

Davey, P., 2009: A rare species recorded from Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Norfolk, the larva feeding on the flowers of small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata), and at the present time immigration from the Continent is believed to be boosting numbers across south-east England and East Anglia. In Dorset, small-leaved lime, from being one of the commonest trees at the time of the wildwood many hundreds of years ago, has become consigned mainly to old woods and hedges in the north-east... Read More

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2003.
Last Recorded in 2009.
(Data up to end 2019)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 11-13mm
Flight: May - June
Foodplant:   Lime flowers
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Red Data Book
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2019)
Date#VC10k Area
03/06/200919SY79 Puddletown
08/06/200719SY79 Puddletown
16/06/200319SU01 Cranborne

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