The brindled pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) is a moth of the family Geometridae found in Europe including the British Isles as well as further east to the Baltic States, Armenia, Turkey and the Caucasus. South it reaches North Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brindled Pug 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 cocciferata
- Eupithecia lariciata
- Eupithecia columbiata
- Eupithecia graefii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Eupithecia
- Species
- Eupithecia abbreviata
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