Guenee's Pug is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Geometridae

Geometer moth

The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...

 family. It is known from the Alps

Alps

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, through Romania

Romania

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 to southern Russia

Russia

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. It is also found in Finland

Finland

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 18-19 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July.

The larvae feed on Tanacetum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris

Artemisia vulgaris

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, Artemisia campestris

Artemisia campestris

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and Pimpinella saxifraga. Larvae can be found from June to mid September. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia pernotata pernotata
• Eupithecia pernotata enictata Pellmyr & Mikkola, 1984