Pimpinel Pug

    Eupithecia pimpinellata

    GeometridaeABH 70.165 B&F 1845

    Thinly recorded in southern England, this species is very rare and local in the county, perhaps under recorded  due to its similarity to Wormwood Pug, and to a lesser extent, Yarrow Pug and Campanula Pug. It may fly by day near the larval foodplant, Burnet-saxifrage.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2