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Pug Moths
Eupithecia
Eupithecia is the largest genus of moths of the family Geometridae, and the namesake and type genus of tribe Eupitheciini. Species in the genus are, like those of other genera in the tribe, commonly known as pugs. The genus is highly speciose, with over 1400 species, and members of the genus are present in most of the world with exception of Australasia. Roughly a quarter of described Eupithecia species occur in the Neotropical realm, where they have an especially high species diversity in the montane rain forests of the Andes. The genus includes a few agricultural pest species, such as the currant pug moth, Eupithecia assimilata, which is a pest on hops, and the cloaked pug moth, Eupithecia abietaria, which is a cone pest in spruce seed orchards.
Adult specimens of Eupithecia are typically small, often between 12 and 35 mm, with muted colours, and display a large amount of uniformity between species. As a result, identification of a specimen as part of genus Eupithecia is generally easy, but identifying the exact species is difficult and often reliant on examination of the dissected genitals. Most species share a characteristic resting pose in which the forewings are held flat at a right angle to the body—that is, the costal margins of both forewings form a more-or-less horizontal line—while the hindwings are largely covered by the forewings. They are generally nocturnal.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Eupithecia Moth
speciesEupithecia miserulata
Eupithecia abbreviata
sectionEupithecia abbreviata
Eupithecia centaureata
sectionEupithecia centaureata
Eupithecia satyrata
sectionEupithecia satyrata
Eupithecia semigraphata
sectionEupithecia semigraphata
Eupithecia assimilata
sectionEupithecia assimilata
Eupithecia palpata
sectionEupithecia palpata
Eupithecia linariata
sectionEupithecia linariata
Eupithecia interruptofasciata
sectionEupithecia interruptofasciata
Eupithecia tantillaria
sectionEupithecia tantillaria
Eupithecia nevadata
sectionEupithecia nevadata
Eupithecia subfuscata
sectionEupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia virgaureata
sectionEupithecia virgaureata
Eupithecia tripunctaria
sectionEupithecia tripunctaria
Eupithecia innotata
sectionEupithecia innotata
Eupithecia tenuiata
sectionEupithecia tenuiata
Eupithecia haworthiata
sectionEupithecia haworthiata
Eupithecia exiguata
sectionEupithecia exiguata
Graef’s Pug
speciesEupithecia graefii
Eupithecia annulata
sectionEupithecia annulata
Swift Pug
speciesEupithecia jejunata
Eupithecia subapicata
speciesEupithecia subapicata
Eupithecia cretaceata
sectionEupithecia cretaceata
Eupithecia venosata
sectionEupithecia venosata
Cypress Pug
speciesEupithecia phoeniceata
Eupithecia ultimaria
sectionEupithecia ultimaria
Eupithecia lariciata
sectionEupithecia lariciata
Eupithecia cocciferata
speciesEupithecia cocciferata
Eupithecia abietaria
sectionEupithecia abietaria
Eupithecia egenaria
sectionEupithecia egenaria
Ochreous Pug
speciesEupithecia indigata
Eupithecia mutata
sectionEupithecia mutata
Eupithecia breviculata
sectionEupithecia breviculata
Eupithecia rotundopuncta
speciesEupithecia rotundopuncta
Eupithecia lanceata
sectionEupithecia lanceata
Ochre-shaded Pug
speciesEupithecia anticaria
Eupithecia bolterii
speciesEupithecia bolterii
Eupithecia acutipennis
speciesEupithecia acutipennis
Eupithecia insigniata
sectionEupithecia insigniata
Mather's Springtime Pug
speciesEupithecia matheri
Eupithecia irriguata
sectionEupithecia irriguata
Eupithecia zelmira
speciesEupithecia zelmira
Eupithecia plumbeolata
sectionEupithecia plumbeolata
Eupithecia gilvipennata
speciesEupithecia gilvipennata
Eupithecia fletcherata
sectionEupithecia fletcherata
Eupithecia monticolens
speciesEupithecia monticolens
Eupithecia millefoliata
sectionEupithecia millefoliata
Tamarack Looper
speciesEupithecia misturata
Eupithecia pantellata
speciesEupithecia pantellata
Eupithecia scopariata
speciesEupithecia scopariata
Eupithecia orana
speciesEupithecia orana
Early Pug
speciesEupithecia swettii
Eupithecia sinuosaria
sectionEupithecia sinuosaria
Eupithecia costalis
speciesEupithecia costalis
Eupithecia graphata
sectionEupithecia graphata
Eupithecia behrensata
speciesEupithecia behrensata
Eupithecia gueneata
sectionEupithecia gueneata
Eupithecia variostrigata
speciesEupithecia variostrigata
Eupithecia gratiosata
speciesEupithecia gratiosata
Eupithecia segregata
speciesEupithecia segregata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123096.