Eupithecia satyrata var. fagicolouria Robson & Gardner, 1886
Eupithecia satyrata var. serenata Staudinger, 1896
Eupithecia satyrata var. subatrata Staudinger, 1871
Eupithecia satyrata, the satyr pug, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe (from Scandinavia to the northern Mediterranean) east to all of Russia and central Asia and western Siberia to Tibet. It is also present in North Africa and North America.
Larva
The wingspan is 18–24 millimetres (0.71–0.94 in). Eupithecia satyrata is variable in pattern. The ground colour of the wings is ash, grey or brownish. The veins often have a black with white dusting. There are paler crosslines. On the forewings a very indistinct terminal fascia ends in a tiny tornal spot. There is a fine discal spot on the forewing. This is absent on the hindwing.[4][5][6] Prout gives an account of the variations.[7]
Adults are on wing from March to September. There is one generation per year.
^Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Wildlife Publishing ISBN9781472964519
^Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles , Viking Press, ISBN9780670879786
^Riley, A.M. & Prior, G., 2003, British and Irish pug moths Harley Books, ISBN0-946589-51-8
^Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf * This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
