Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Tribe Eupitheciini Scientific name Pasiphila debiliata | Phylum Arthropoda Family Geometridae Genus Pasiphila Rank Species | |
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Similar Pasiphila chloerata, Green pug, Eupithecia indigata, Bordered pug, Chloroclystis | ||
Pasiphila debiliata, the bilberry pug, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe, east to southern Siberia, the Amur region and Japan.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The ground colour is a very delicate, evanescent pale green, the crosslines are much weak, strongest on the veins. — ab. nigropunctata Chant, has only the principal lines,these being marked as strong vein-dots. — grisescens Dietze is silvery grey without a tinge of green. Discal spot present.
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus.
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