Pugs for confirmation/id please

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Tim_Ward
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Pugs for confirmation/id please

Post by Tim_Ward »

Lots of Pugs in the trap on 7 June. Despite my new copy of "The Pug Moths of North West England", I was unable to identify most of them. I think that the larger of the 2 Pugs below might be Freyer's Pug, on account of the wide wingspan of 26mm. The other one is rather worn but looks like a Larch Pug to me (20mm wingspan).
I'd be grateful for views on whether these id's are accurate or not. Thanks, Tim
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stevehind
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Re: Pugs for confirmation/id please

Post by stevehind »

Hi Tim
I agree with your Freyer's Pug but the second one is too worn and would need dissecting to determine.
Regards
Steve
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