Juniper Pug

Taxobox
name = Juniper Pug
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
genus = "Eupithecia"
species = "E. pusillata"
binomial = "Eupithecia pusillata"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The Juniper Pug "(Eupithecia pusillata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic regions and the Near East.

The forewings are greyish brown with two distinctive black bands. The wingspan is 17-21 mm. The adults fly at night from July to September ref|flight_season and are attracted to light.

In the Old World the larva feeds on "Juniperus" (juniper) and also on some other conifers in the cypress family such as "Chamaecyparis" and "Thuja". In the New World there is a greater range of recorded food plants including apple, clover, raspberry, redcurrant, strawberry, sunflower and willow as well as juniper. The species overwinters as an egg.

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

Subspecies

*"E. p. pusillata"
*"E. p. scoriata"

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