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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Larentiinae » Eupitheciini » Pasiphila » Green Pug - Hodges#7625 (Pasiphila rectangulata)

Species Pasiphila rectangulata - Green Pug - Hodges#7625

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References

Pasiphila rectangulata - Green Pug - Pasiphila rectangulata

small grey moth - Pasiphila rectangulata

7625 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) - Pasiphila rectangulata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Larentiinae

Tribe Eupitheciini

Genus Pasiphila

Species rectangulata (Green Pug - Hodges#7625)

Hodges Number

7625

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chloroclystis rectangulata

described in 1758 by Linnaeus, who originally placed it in genus Phalaena

Numbers

the only species in this genus in North America listed at All-Leps

Size

wingspan 15-21 mm

Identification

Adult: head, thorax, abdomen, and wings mostly green in many specimens but some individuals are completely brown; several dark wiggly lines cross forewing and extend onto hindwing (these lines are continuous, not broken); two dark blotches in subterminal area -- one at costa and another about one-third distance from costa; hindwing much smaller than forewing but has similar color and pattern; broad blackish band across abdomen near base

including 8th sternite (2 views)

Larva: head brown, tiny; body yellowish, tapered at both ends, with dull orange dorsal band on each abdominal segment

Range

northeastern United States, southeastern Canada, British Columbia and Washington

native to Europe

Habitat

woodlots, parks and gardens, edges, bushy open areas; adults are nocturnal and come to light

Season

adults fly from June to August

Food

in Europe, larvae feed on flower buds and flowers of apple, cherry, hawthorn, pear, serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.); diet in North America presumably similar

Remarks

introduced to northeastern North America from Europe around 1970 [Handfield, p. 255]; introduced to British Columbia at some later date

See Also

Olive-and-black Carpet (Acasis viridata) forewing has transverse lines that are broken (not continuous) and has many black longitudinal dashes along veins, its hindwing is brownish-gray and virtually unmarked, and its abdomen lacks a blackish band near the base (compare images of both species at CBIF and at MPG)

Print References

Handfield, Louis. 1999. Les Guide Des Papillons Du Quebec. 662 pp. Broquet.

Internet References

life history sequence

44 pinned adult images and collection site map showing presence in Washington, northeastern North America, and Europe (All-Leps)

pinned adult images and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

live adult images plus origin, description, larval foodplants, flight season (Lynn Scott, Ontario)

live adult image plus common name reference and species account (Ian Kimber, UK Moths)

pinned adult and live larva images (Swedish Museum of Natural History)

pinned adult image (CBIF)

distribution in Canada list of provinces (CBIF)

author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 June, 2006 - 11:28pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Tony-2, JoAnneRusso
Last updated 2 July, 2020 - 1:52pm

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