Eupithecia subumbrata

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| name= Shaded pug

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| genus = Eupithecia

| species = subumbrata

| authority = (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/549db50b-e327-447d-be03-1a9bee77602b "Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)"]. Fauna Europaea.{{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82856772 |title=Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324221754/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82856772 |archive-date=24 March 2016}}

| synonyms =

• Geometra subumbrata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
• Phalaena scabiosata Borkhausen, 1794
• Eupithecia obrutaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
• Eupithecia piperata Stephens, 1831

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Eupithecia subumbrata, the shaded pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from Mongolia and the Altai Mountains through Siberia, central Asia, Asia Minor and Russia to western Europe and from central Scandinavia to the Mediterranean region.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The ground colour of the forewing is pale greyish-brown or white with an oval, dark spot in the middle and pale or darker greyish-brown transverse bands, but the markings are usually indistinct. The hind wing is dirty white, brown along the outer edge.This species has no striking field characteristics and one has to examine the genitals to determine it with certainty. The larva is long and thin, either light brown or green, with scattered, small, white warts.Watson, L. & Dallwitz, M. J. (2003 onwards). [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/pug/www/subumbra.htm "Eupithecia subumbrata (Denis & Schiffermüller)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221817/http://delta-intkey.com/britin/pug/www/subumbra.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. Insects of Britain and Ireland: the pug moths (Lepidoptera-Geometridae). Retrieved 2 May 2019. 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 ]{{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}} Riley, A.M. and Prior, G. British and Irish Pug Moths A Guide to their Identification and BiologyApollo Books {{ISBN|978-0-946589-51-7}}

Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles Second Series/Chapter 9#230

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to August.

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140px|left|Figs 4,4a larvae after final moult]]

The larvae feed are polyphagous and feed on various plants, including Galium mollugo, Hypericum perforatum, Pimpinella, Senecio and Solidago species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.