1823 Eupithecia venosata (Netted Pug)

Geometridae, Larentiinae - Wingspan: 20-28mm.

A locally distributed species through the UK. There are a number of sub-species forms known, but the basic species shown above is more generally distributed. This is the form seen in Cornwall, but they are not observed very often tending to be observed around coastal areas, where various species of Campion (Silene spp.), the larval food plants grow.

There is a narrow flight season annually, in May /June, with an occasional early individual in April. There are not enough records available for Cornwall to determine a peak, the flying season itself representing it.