Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata, Guenée, [1858])

General Information
Pupates in a crevice or in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 8-11mm.
Foodplant(s): hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)
Flying: One generation, April-early June
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Deciduous woodland and hedgerows.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata

Juniper Pug Eupithecia pusillata

Dwarf Pug Eupithecia tantillaria

08579 Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata, Guenée, [1858]

BF1853 (ABH70.157)