70.172 BF1843 – Thyme Pug – Geometridae – Eupithecia distinctaria
Thyme Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Eupithecia distinctaria – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is scarce to locally common in the limestone dales. Possibly under recorded.
ID POINTERS – Well patterned with 4 or 5 wavy cross-lines across fore & hind wings. An obvious diagonal black dash in central area of forewing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – June – July
IMAGES – Photo by kind permission of ©Rowan Wakefield – Buxton trapped overnight 16th/17th June 2022.
