Eupithecia indigata

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| image = Eupithecia.indigata.jpg

| genus = Eupithecia

| species = indigata

| authority = (Hübner, 1813){{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82855509 |title=Eupithecia indigata (Hubner 1813) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324230617/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82855509 |archive-date=24 March 2016}}

| synonyms =

• Geometra indigata Hubner, 1813
• Tephroclystia turfosata Draudt, 1903
• Eupithecia pliniata Stauder, 1929
• Eupithecia indigata hamamata Pinker, 1976

}}

Eupithecia indigata, the ochreous pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

and across the Palearctic as far as the Altai Mountains It primarily colonizes pine forests, mixed pine forests and pine plantations. In the Alps it rises to heights of 1800 metres.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm.

The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous brown. The crosslines are fine and indistinct and there is series of small darker dusky marks along the costa. There is a small black discal spot. The hindwings are pale becoming darker towards the outer margin. Identification requires examination of the genitalia.Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Wildlife Publishing {{ISBN|9781472964519}}Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles , Viking Press, {{ISBN|9780670879786}}Riley, A.M. & Prior, G., 2003, British and Irish pug moths, Harley Books, {{ISBN|0-946589-51-8}} See also Prout.Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.[https://archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera1216seit pdf ] {{PD-notice}} Vladimir Mironov: The Geometrid Moths of the World. In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume 4: Larentiinae II. Perizomini and Eupitheciini. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, {{ISBN|87-88757-40-4}}Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230

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The larva is naked, bright greenish brown, with a light reddish-brown dorsal line and yellowish side stripes. The back of the head and the anus flap are dark brown. The light brown pupa has dark brown wing sheaths. There are eight equally long hook bristles on the cremaster.

The moths fly in one generation from April to May.

The caterpillars feed on Pinus sylvestris and Larix.