Shaded Pug

A species found mainly from Dorset up to Lincolnshire. In the county it was historically thought to be rare and very local and probably no longer resident. With increasing use of light-trapping, the species has been recorded in small numbers, but not annually, since the early 1990s. It is a species of chalk downland, breckland , open woodland, salt marshes and other coastal habitats. Infrequent at light, it may readily be disturbed in the daytime in long vegetation. Larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants. Darker specimens may be confused with Grey , Common or Bordered Pugs.

Tawny Speckled Pug

Formerly widespread and fairly common, this moth has declined massively since 2006 and has now become scarce and very local.&nbsp; Most records now come from a small number of particularly favoured gardens, especially in the centre-west of the county.

Bordered Pug

Always rather local, now in decline, and not recorded since 2017.&nbsp; The countryside around Crewkerne and Yeovil might be the best place to find it.

Bordered Pug

Eupithecia succenturiata