Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Geometridae   Checklist Number: 70.182

Eupithecia assimilata   Doubleday, 1856

Currant Pug

Rare and not recorded in the Outer Hebrides until 2010. Active from May to June. As the name suggests, the main foodplant is black currant( Ribes nigrum), but it also uses hop (Humulus lupulus)

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