Lime-speck Pug Moth
Taken at Musselburgh on 13th August 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Lime-speck Pug Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Eupithecia centaureata.
Lepidoptera.
Geometridae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Description:

Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 A variety of flowers including Yarrow, Burdock, Heather.
Nectar rich flowers.
All the wings being largely white except for a black blotch on the costa of the forewing.
20 - 24 mm.
Woodland.
April - September.