Cypress Pug

Eupithecia phoeniceata, the cypress pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1834 and it can be found in Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cypress 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 oxycedrata
• Eupithecia longidens
• Eupithecia unedonata
• Eupithecia acutipennis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Eupithecia

Species

Eupithecia phoeniceata

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