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Green Pug
Pasiphila rectangulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1860 / 70.144
Photo © Derek Parkinson,  Baildon, VC64

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V-Pug
Chloroclystis v-ata
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Pasiphila chloerata
Forewing: 8-11mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Apple, Pear, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Cherry
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Yorkshire Status: Common and widespread resident.

This is a common and widely distributed species across the county, occurring in a variety of habitats. Like many green moths, it quickly loses its green colour, and brownish-grey moths can often fool inexperienced moth recorders. A careful look however will often reveal a few scattered green scales. Numbers are very healthy in Yorkshire and distribution and abundance have increased nationally.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Often recorded as 'frequent' in vice-counties 63 and 64 but records are scarce in the other three vice-counties. Specimens should be checked carefully to separate any C. chloerata (Mabille) but it is unwise to use superficial characters alone (AMR pers. comm.).

Recorded in 157 (79%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1857.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/08/2024162NZ61 - Guisborough
09/08/2024164SE37 - Ripon
02/08/2024+61TA07 - Hunmanby
01/08/2024162NZ70 - Glaisdale
31/07/2024+61TA07 - Hunmanby
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