Geometridae : Larentiinae
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Immature stages

Similar Suffolk Species
V-Pug
Chloroclystis v-ata
Sloe Pug
Pasiphila chloerata
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Green Pug
Pasiphila rectangulata
(Linnaeus, 1758) 1860 / 70.144
=Chloroclystis rectangulata

Morley's Final Catalogue: Quite common, from Bentley to Gorleston and Tuddenham Fen.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Larvae have been found by searching for spun-up Apple flowers.

Identification: Sloe pug has a distinctive pink 'waist' around the abdomen just below the thorax. This is black on Green pug. V-pug has the distinctive black V mark.

Habitat: Hedgerows, scrub areas, woodland edges, gardens.

Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
12/08/2024125TM13 - Brantham/Holbrook
05/08/2024125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
03/08/2024125TM58 - Carlton Colville/Kessingland
30/07/2024126TL97 - Hopton/Ixworth
20/07/2024125TM57 - Southwold
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Forewing: 8-11mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Crab Apple, Apple, Pear, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Cherry
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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Further info: Pasiphila rectangulata
 
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