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INSECTS

Green Pug

Pasiphila rectangulata

Insects
IntroducedNocturnal
Green Pug, photo 1 of 5
Green Pug, Caterpillar
Green Pug, Male
9 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae 9 mm long. Introduced to Québec and nocturnal.

There are 339 observations of Green Pug in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie65
  2. Capitale-Nationale47
  3. Outaouais43
  4. Montréal31
  5. Estrie30
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue30
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent20
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  10. Lanaudière8
  11. Mauricie8
  12. Laurentides7
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  14. Côte-Nord3
  15. Laval1

Similar species

Common Eupithecia MothEupithecia miserulata
Porcelain GrayProtoboarmia porcelaria
Double-lined GrayCleora sublunaria
White-spotted Pug MothEupithecia tripunctaria
Freyer's Pug MothEupithecia intricata
Bent-lined CarpetCostaconvexa centrostrigaria