Family: Geometridae Checklist Number: 70.176
Eupithecia intricata (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Edinburgh Pug
Rare, first recorded in the Outer Hebrides in 2011 with just one subsequent record. Once recorded as a subspecies along with Freyer's pug but now synonymised. Adults fly from May to June. Juniper (Juniperus communis) and members of the family Cupressaceae are the larval food-plants.
References:
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.