Identification

Care required to separate from Oak-tree Pug which is rare here and Cloaked Pug.

Recording method

Can be disturbed during the day from the lower branches of conifers, comes to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa in loose earth. Larvae are present late June to late August.

Larval foodplants

Mainly Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce and Sitka Spruce, but also other conifers.

Habitat

Introduced conifer plantations, parks and gardens.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway only in 1970 for VC72 at Closeburn by Duncan, in 1974 for VC73 at Sandyhills by Ford and as recently as 2006 for VC74 at Forest Moor, south of Wigtown by Leonie Ewing.