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Eupithecia pulchellata (Foxglove Pug)

Synonyms: Eupithecia approximata (heterotypic); Eupithecia guttata; Eupithecia hebudium; Eupithecia iberica; Eupithecia reducta (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The foxglove pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a scattered distribution across Europe, closely following the range of its food plant. Where present it can be very common.The nominate subspecies of E. pulchellata pulchellata is found in the British Isles, in Central Europe the subspecies is E. pulchellata intermedia. In the Pyrenees, it occurs to a height of 2,400 metres.
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Prey / Diet

Digitalis purpurea (purple foxglove)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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1HOSTS - 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