70.142 BF1858 – V Pug – Geometridae – Chloroclystis v-ata
V Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Chloroclystis v-ata – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species, widely distributed but generally uncommon throughout Derbyshire. Recorded in small numbers each year.
ID POINTERS – Very distinctive and unlikely to be confused with any other Pug species. The shape of the wing at rest and the bold black V shaped marking in the forewing are diagnostic. The ground colour is greenish when fresh and this can fade to a yellowish fawn with age. The abdomen is also green with a distinctive black “Belt shaped” marking and two rows of parallel black spots.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing April – September.
IMAGES – Melbourne and Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
V-Pug – 17th July 2016 – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
V Pug – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
