INSECTS

White-spotted Pug Moth

Eupithecia tripunctaria

Insects

NativeNocturnal

9.8 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae 9.8 mm long. Nocturnal.

There is 1 observation of White-spotted Pug Moth in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions. They peak in May, June and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

Bas-Saint-Laurent1

What the caterpillar eats

Common cowparsnipHeracleum maximum

TOXIC

Woodland angelicaAngelica sylvestris

TOXIC

Queen of the meadowFilipendula ulmaria

TOXIC

ElderSambucus nigra

Similar species

Wormwood PugEupithecia absinthiata

Common Eupithecia MothEupithecia miserulata

Green PugPasiphila rectangulata