Scrub Pug
Eupithecia massiliata
Checklist Number70.1561 [B&F: 1853a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae (Eupetheciini) |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | massiliata |
| Authority: | Dardoin & Millière |
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation, possible as pupae in cork from Portugal, this southern Europe species has been recorded just once in Britain, in Epping Forest in April 2002. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 18-19 mm. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Evergreen Oak and Cork Oak.
