Eupithecia satyrata

Eupithecia satyrata, the satyr pug, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Ireland, through northern and central Europe (from Scandinavia to the northern Mediterranean) east to all of Russia and central Asia and western Siberia to Tibet. It is also present in North Africa and North America.

Larva

Eupithecia satyrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. satyrata
Binomial name
Eupithecia satyrata (Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
Geometra satyrata Hübner, 1813 Eupithecia fagicolaria Robson & Gardner, 1886 Eupithecia satyraria Boisduval, 1840 Eupithecia dodata Taylor, 1906 Eupithecia divinula Cassino & Swett, 1924 Eupithecia fumata Taylor, 1910 Eupithecia mackieata Cassino & Swett, 1925 Eupithecia slocanata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia terminata Taylor, 1908 Eupithecia concolor Dietze 1913 Eupithecia submelanochroa Vojnits, 1973

The wingspan is 18–24 millimetres (0.71–0.94 in). Eupithecia satyrata is variable in pattern. The ground colour of the wings is ash grey or brownish. The veins often have a black with white dusting. There are paler crosslines. On the forewings a very indistinct terminal fascia ends in a tiny tornal spot. There is fine discal spot on the forewing. This is absent on the hindwing.

Adults are on wing from March to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers of a wide range of plants, including Achillea, Scabiosa, Solidago, Senecio and Erica tetralix.