70.155 BF1823 – Netted Pug – Geometridae – Eupithecia venosata
Netted Pug – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Eupithecia venosata – colour code •
STATUS – Uncommon and very locally distributed in small populations. During period 2013 – 2018 only two records, one on 6th July 2013 from Darley Dale and one from Shirland on 7/6/2016.
ID POINTERS – A fairly unmistakable pug species that is attractively marked with black and white lines, appearing like a net over the pale grey upper-wing surfaces.
FLIGHT PERIOD – May – June
IMAGES – Image provided by Nikki Mahadevan – Shirland 7/6/2016
