Netted Pug Eupithecia venosata
Netted Pug Eupithecia venosata
70.155 BF1823
Wingspan 17-22 mm.
Widely distributed, though local, throughout most of Britain, this rather attractive species inhabits sea-cliffs, rocky slopes and chalk or limestone areas.
It flies in May and June, in a single generation, from dusk into the night.
The larvae feed in the seed capsules of bladder campion (Silene vulgaris), or sea campion (S. maritima) near the coast.
Several more sombre-coloured subspecies have been identified in the Northern Isles.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 35 |
| May | 469 |
| June | 814 |
| July | 78 |
| August | 5 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
