70.144 BF1860 – Green Pug – Geometridae – Pasiphila rectangulata
Green Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Pasiphila rectangulata – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species that is fairly common and well distributed throughout Derbyshire.
ID POINTERS – This pug is fairly diagnostic and unlikely to be confused with any other Pug species and fresh specimens are brightly coloured green, hence the name. There is a distinct dark belt around the abdomen, just behind the thorax. This helps to distinguish faded individuals from Sloe Pug, which has a pinkish coloured belt in the same place.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – August.
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Green Pug
