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Eupithecia plumbeolata (Lead-coloured Pug)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Eupithecia plumbeolata, the lead-coloured pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found all over Europe ranging to the Urals, then through Central Asia to Siberia and to Sayan mountains, the Altai and the Amur. In the Alps, the species occurs up 2000 metres above sea level and in the Pyrenees up to in 2400 metres. The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The ground color of both forewings and hindwings is grey-brown to lead. All wings have alternating light and dark cross lines. These are weaker on the rear wings. Discal flecks have been identified. The abdomen is grey to grey-brown.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Rhinanthus minor (little yellow-rattle)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Eupithecia subumbrata (shaded pug)1
Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)1
Perizoma albulata (Grass Rivulet Moth)1
Phytomyza varipes1
Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)1

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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