Irish moths

Oak-tree Pug, Eupithecia dodoneata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae 

1853     *     Oak-tree Pug     *     Eupithecia dodoneata

Scarce
Wingspan: 16-22mm

Flight time: Mid April - early June
Habitat: Old woodland, scrub and hedgerows

Larvae feed on Hawthorn berries and leaves and on the leaves of Pendunculate Oak

Similar: Brindled Pug and Dwarf Pug


Oak-tree Pug, Eupithecia dodoneata

Oak-tree Pug, Eupithecia dodoneata
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011

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