Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae  1853     *     Oak-tree Pug     *     Eupithecia dodoneata Scarce Wingspan: 16-22mm Flight time: Mid April - early June Habitat: Old woodland, scrub and hedgerows Larvae feed on Hawthorn berries and leaves and on the leaves of Pendunculate Oak Similar: Brindled Pug and Dwarf Pug

Oak-tree Pug, Eupithecia dodoneata
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011