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Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata Wingspan 20mm. A well-marked little moth with narrow wings that are held flat at rest. Adult has marbled brown wings with a dark spot in the centre of the forewing, and a dark patch near its trailing edge. Flies April-May. Larva feeds on oaks and Hawthorn. Widespread and locally common in southern and central England and Wales; local in lowland Scotland.
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Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata Wingspan 20mm. A well-marked little moth with narrow wings that are held flat at rest. Adult has marbled brown wings with a dark spot in the centre of the forewing, and a dark patch near its trailing edge. Flies April-May. Larva feeds on oaks and Hawthorn. Widespread and locally common in southern and central England and Wales; local in lowland Scotland.