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The Angle-barred Pug (''Eupithecia innotata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It ranges from Spain in the west to western Siberia and central Asia in the east.〔, 2012: Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 of Afghanistan (Geometridae: Larentiinae). ''Nota lepidopterologica'' 35 (2): 197-231. Full article: ().〕 There are three forms found in the British Isles: * ''E. innotata sensu stricto'' (Angle-barred Pug) is found only on the east and south-east coasts * f. ''fraxinata'' (Ash Pug) is widely distributed * rare f. ''tamarisciata'' (Tamarisk Pug) The forewings are generally dark brown or grey with few distinguishing marks apart from a small white tornal spot which may not be present on the frequent melanic forms. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Two broods are produced each year with the adults flying in May and June and again in August. Moths of the spring brood are usually darker in colour than the later specimens. The caterpillars of the three races have different food plants: * f. ''fraxinata'' feeding on ash * ''E. innotata sensu stricto'' feeding on sea-buckthorn * f. ''tamarisciata'' is found on the alien food-plant Tamarisk The species overwinters as a pupa. == References == *Chinery, Michael ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991) *Skinner, Bernard ''Colour Identification Guide to the Moths of the British Isles'' 1984 *Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) ''Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland''. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eupithecia innotata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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