Family: Geometridae Checklist Number: 70.155
Eupithecia venosata (Fabricius, 1787)
Netted Pug
A rare species first recorded in 2016 with just two subsequent records, all from South Uist. Associated with coastal areas, the single generation is on the wing from May to June. Here the larval food-plant is sea campion (Silene uniflora).
References:
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.