Ragwort Facts

Information on Ragwort in the UK from a scientific perspective


Goldenrod Pug Moth

The Golden-rod Pug Moth Eupithecia virgaureata has brown forewings which are darker a darker along the leading edge of the wing , and are marked with distinctive pale bands and a whitish spot in the lower bottom corner of the wing

It has a wingspan of 17–20 mm. The moth flies in two broods annually in May and June and later in August

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