Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens, 1831
(Brindled Pug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug)
GenusEupithecia (pugs)
TribeEupitheciini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyLARENTIINAE (a subfamily of geometrid moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug) :
1: Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug)
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at lighted window
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Top view (2)Image 3: Top view (3)Image 4: Top view (4)
2: Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug)
1 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 3: UndersideImage 4: Wing - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 5: Wing - dorsal view - grey background (2)

Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eupithecia abbreviata (Brindled Pug)
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