TAWNY SPECKLED PUG. 24 1 



The species is most frequent, perhaps, on the coast, but it is 

 widely distributed over England and Wales. Rare in Ireland, 

 and only noted from counties Armagh, Louth, and Dublin ; 

 Kane states that he met with it in some numbers on Lambay 

 Island. Once reported from Ayrshire, Scotland. 



The Surrey specimen (Fig. 5) appears to be referable to 

 exalbidata, Staudinger, a form occurring chiefly in Asia, but 

 occasionally found in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. 



Tawny Speckled Pug {Eupithecia snbfiilvafa). 



Two forms of this species are shown on Plate 97. Fig. 8 

 represents the reddish typical form, and Fig. 11 (from Lanes, 

 coast) the dark ab. oxydata^ Treitschke. Between these two 

 extremes, there are various intermediate forms, showing more 

 or less distinct cross lines. 



The caterpillar is reddish brown, with a chain of oval, 

 olive-brown spots along the back ; there are also two brownish 

 interrupted lines ; the spiracular line is white. Sometimes the 

 general colour is ochreous brown, or grey brown. It feeds, in 

 September and October, on yarrow, and will thrive on tansy, 

 and the flowers of garden chrysanthemum. 



The chrysalis of this species is said to differ from that of E. 

 succenturiata in being of a rich red colour, inclining to buff on 

 the wing cases. 



In July and August, the moth may sometim.es be seen resting 

 on fences, but it is more frequently hidden away among herbage. 

 At night it will visit flowers, especially those of the ragwort. 



The species is widely distributed over England and Wales, 

 and in Scotland up to Moray. In Ireland, it is found on the 

 coast from Louth to Cork. 



By some entomologists, subfulvata^ Haworth, and its variety, 

 oxydata, are set down as forms of the preceding species. 



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