70.153 BF1814 – Lead-coloured Pug – Geometridae – Eupithecia plumbeolata
Lead-coloured Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Eupithecia plumbeolata – colour code •
STATUS – Thought to be extinct in the county. Food plant is Common Cow Wheat so a lack of this maybe the reason why the species is absent from Derbyshire.
ID POINTERS – A pale and nondescript species. Inconspicuously marked without any distinct darker or paler spots.
FLIGHT PERIOD – May – June
IMAGES – NO IMAGES