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Eupithecia indigata (Ochreous Pug Moth)

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Eupithecia indigata, the ochreous pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous brown.The crosslines are fine and indistinct and there is series of small darker dusky marks along the costa. There is a small black discal spot. The hindwings are pale becoming darker towards the outer margin. Identification requires examination of the genitalia. The moths fly in one generation from April to May. The caterpillars feed on Pinus sylvestris and Larix.
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Cardamine amara (Large Bittercress)[2]
Stellaria media (chickweed)[2]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2Ecology of Commanster
3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0