The larch pug (Eupithecia lariciata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe, the Ural Mountains, West and Central Siberia, the Altai Mountains, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, the Far East, Mongolia, Korea, Japan and in North America, from Yukon and Newfoundland to New York and Arizona.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Larch Pug Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Eupithecia dodoneata
- Eupithecia columbiata
- Eupithecia abbreviata
- Eupithecia subfuscata
- Eupithecia virgaureata
- Eupithecia inturbata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Eupithecia
- Species
- Eupithecia lariciata
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo