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Plain pug

Eupithecia simpliciata

200Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun7
Jul141
Aug45
Sep0
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England24
2Kent England19
3Surrey England10
4Essex England10
5West Berkshire England6
6Suffolk England4
7Isle of Wight England3
8Worcestershire England2
9Sefton England2
10Thurrock England2
11Dorset England1
12Devon England1
13Trafford England1
14Sandwell England1
15Bracknell Forest England1
198 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
200
Peak month
July
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Eupithecia simpliciata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
187
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Eupithecia
Name with authority
Eupithecia simpliciata (Haworth, 1809)
Described
1809

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1315077 · GBIF 1983999