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Common Name		Latin Name		Food plant(s)		Description
Brindled Pug		Eupitheia abbreviata		Oak		Light brown, row of dark brown chevrons. Most of Britain.
Oak-tree Pug		Eupitheia dodoneata		Oak and hawthorn		Orangish-brown or pale yellowish-green, darker dorsal line, darker triangular-shaped markings. Southern half of England and Wales, most of Ireland.
Juniper Pug		Eupitheia pusillata		Juniper		Green or brown, darker dorsal line, marked with blotches, chevrons and lines of dark brown, red and yellow, white spiracular line. Most of Britain.
Cypress Pug		Eupitheia phoeniceata		Monteray cypress		Bright green or pinkish-brown, darker dorsal markings and paler blotches. Recent colonist to Britain.
Channel Islands Pug		Eupitheia ultimaria		Tamarisk		Green, dull yellow markings and crimson subdorsal spots. Coastal areas of West Sussex and south-east Hampshire.
Larch Pug		Eupitheia lariciata		Larch		Light brown or green, darker dorsal line. Most of Britain.
Dwarf Pug		Eupitheia tantillaria		Norway spruce, Douglas fir and western hemlock		Reddish-brown, darker dorsal line, pale spiracular line. Widespread.
The V-Pug		Chloroclystis v-ata		Dog-rose, hemp-agrimony, yarrow, bramble, mugwort and goldenrod		Light green or brown, reddish-brown triangular-shaped marks dorsally, subdorsal lines. Widespread over southern half of England, locally in northern England, Wales, southern Scotland and Ireland.
Sloe Pug		Chloroclystis chloreata		Blackthorn		Dull greenish-white, reddish-purple dorsal line. Locally in southern England as far north as Yorkshire.
Green Pug		Chloroclystis rectangulata		Apple, blackthorn, pear and cherry		Green, dark green dorsal line. Most of Britain.
Bilberry Pug		Chloroclystis debiliata		Bilberry		Green, dark green dorsal line, dark brown head. England, Wales and Ireland.
Double-striped Pug		Gymnoscelis rufifasciata		Many plants; heather, bramble, buddleia, holly, ragwort and more		Variable colour, diamond-shaped or triangular-shaped markings, darker dashes along sides. Most of Britain.
Dentated Pug		Anticollix sparsata		Yellow loosestrife		Bright green, whitish spiracular line , vague whitish lines along back and sides. Southern parts of England.
The Streak		Chesias legatella		Broom		Green, thin darker dorsal line, broader subdorsal line, whitish spiracular line. Most of Britain.
Broom-tip		Chesias rufata		Broom		Green, thin darker dorsal line, thin whitish subdorsal line, clear white spiracular line. Heaths and commons in most of England, Wales and north to Scotland.
Manchester Treble-bar		Carsia soroiata		Bilberry, cranberry and cowberry		Reddish-brown, fine darker dorsal line, broad yellow spiracular stripe. Moorland of northern England and Scotland.
Treble-bar		Aplocera plagiata		St John's-wort		Shades of brown or grey, darker dorsal line, similar to above. Most of Britain.
Lesser Treble-bar		Aplocera efformata		St John's-wort		Light brown or greyish, darker dorsal line, similar to above two. Southern England.
Chimney Sweeper		Odezoa atrata		Pignut		Bright green, thin dorsal line becoming purplish, thin whitish spiracular line. Most of Britain, local in southern England and East Anglia.
Grey Carpet		Lithostege griseata		Flixweed and treacle mustard		Green, broad white spiracular line. Breckland district of East Anglia.
Blomer's Rivulet		Discloxia blomeri		Wych elm		Yellowish-green, brown or reddish-brown dorsal blotch. Woodland in central and western England and in Wales.
Welsh Wave		Venusia cambrica		Rowan		Yellowish-green, bold brown blotches underneath. Western and northern parts of Britain.
Dingy Shell		Euchoeca nebulata		Alder		Yellowish-green, broad blackish stripe dorsally, subdorsal line pale yellow. Most of England and Wales.
Small White Wave		Asthena albulata		Hazel, birch and hornbeam		Pale green, reddish-pink blotches along sides, few bristles on back. Most of Britain (woodland).
Small Yellow Wave		Hydrelia flammeolaria		Maple and alder		Light green, pale yellow between segments. Southern England and Wales, more local and less frequent in the northern counties.
Waved Carpet		Hydrelia slyvata		Birch, alder, sallow and sweet chestnut		Yellowish-green, bold colourful markings of pink, purple, brown and whitish. Southern and western England.
Drab Looper		Minoa murinata		Wood spurge		Blackish, white tubercles with short spiny yellowish-white bristles. Woodland of southern England, south-east Wales and south-west Midlands.
The Seraphim		Lobophora halterata		Aspen		Pale green, pale whitish subdorsal line, tiny yellow spiracles, long whitish rear points. Most of Britain.
Barred Tooth-striped		Trichopteryx polycommata		Privet and ash		Dark green, whitish subspiracular line, tiny white spiracles. Decreasing, scattered localities from southern England northwards.
Early Toothed-striped		Trichopteryx carpinata		Birch, sallow, alder and honeysuckle		Bright green, broad whiteish spiracular line. Most of Britain.
Small Seraphim		Pterapherapteryx sexalata		Sallow		Whitish-green, three dull dorsal lines, long pinkish rear points. Southern England and East Anglia.
Yellow-barred Brindle		Acasis viretata		Ivy, holly, wild privet and dogwood		Green, reddish-brown or crimson blotches dorsally. Most of Britain in small numbers.
The Magpie		Abraxas grossulariata		Currants, gooseberry, blackthorn, hawthorn, sallow, hazel and other trees and shrubs.		White, rows of large black spots dorsally, orange spiracular stripe. Most of Britain.
Clouded Magpie		Abraxas syvata		Wych elm		White, patches of pale yellow dorsally, seven broad black stripes along back and sides. Most of England, southern Scotland and parts of Ireland.
Clouded Border		Lomaspilis marginata		Sallow, aspen, poplar and hazel		Green, darker dorsal and subdorsal lines, yellow spiracular stripe. Most of Britain.
Scorched Carpet		Ligdia adustata		Spindle		Green, brown lateral marking on fifth and sixth segments. Most of England and Wales.