Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) | Species | ||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on April 27th 2023. (© David Hastings) (1/250th sec at f10) DescriptionFamily: Geometridae (ABH : 70.157) Wing span: 16 - 22mm This moth is similar to the Brindled Pug, but is smaller, sometimes more variegated, and with a comparatively large central dot, and a less pointed fore-wing. It is common in England and Wales, and has spread north to the central belt of Scotland. Typical habitats are long-established woodland, shelterbelts, hedgerows and scrub. There is one generation per year, from April to June. It over-winters as a pupa. Larvae feed mainly on the calyces of Hawthorn berries, but also on the leaves of Hawthorn and Pedunculate Oak. It flies from dusk, and comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 27th April ; Latest UK sighting: 24th May Sightings
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