- Lime-speck Pug
Taxobox
name = Lime-speck Pug
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Geometridae
genus = "Eupithecia "
species = "E. centaureata"
binomial = "Eupithecia centaureata"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller,1775 The Lime-speck Pug ("Eupithecia centaureata") is a
moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout thePalearctic region, theNear East and NorthAfrica .This is a distinctive species, all the wings being white except for a black blotch on the costa of the forewing. The
wingspan is 20-24 mm. Often two broods are produced each year and the adults can be seen at any time during the summer and autumn. The species flies at night and is attracted to light andnectar -richflower s.The
larva is rather variable but is usually green or yellow, often with red markings. It feeds on the flowers of a variety ofplant s (see list below). The species overwinters as apupa .Recorded food plants
*"Achillea" -
Yarrow
*"Angelica "
*"Arctium" -Burdock
*"Artemisia"
*"Calluna " - Heather
*"Campanula "
*"Centaurea "
*"Cirsium " - Thistle
*"Crambe "
*"Filipendula" -Meadowsweet
*"Galium " - Bedstraw
*"Hieracium" -Hawkweed
*"Lotus" - Bird's-foot Trefoil
*"Lysimachia " - Yellow Loosestrife
*"Matricaria" -Mayweed
*"Medicago" -Alfalfa
*"Pimpinella" -Burnet Saxifrage
*"Rumex " - Sorrel
*"Selinum " - Milk-parsley
*"Silene " - Bladder Campion
*"Solidago" -Goldenrod
*"Tanacetum" -Tansy
*"Trifolium" -Red Clover
*"Vicia" -Tufted Vetch References
*Chinery, Michael. "Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe" (1986, reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard. "Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles" (1984)
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