Irish moths

Mottled Pug, Eupithecia exiguata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1819     *     Mottled Pug     *     Eupithecia exiguata


Locally common
Wingspan: 20-22mm

Flight time: May-June
Habitat: Woods, hedgerows, gardens

Larval food plants include Blackthorn and Hawthorn



Mottled Pug, Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug, Eupithecia exiguata
Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry, SW Ireland. May 2011

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