cloaked pug vs lime-speck pug

Eupithecia abietaria compared with Eupithecia centaureata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cloaked pug	lime-speck pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Geometridae	Geometridae
Genus same	Eupithecia	Eupithecia
Species	Eupithecia abietaria	Eupithecia centaureata

Evolutionary Relationship

cloaked pug and lime-speck pug share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eupithecia.

Conservation Status

cloaked pug

LC — Least Concern

lime-speck pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cloaked pug	lime-speck pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cloaked pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

lime-speck pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

cloaked pug

The cloaked pug (Eupithecia abietaria) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across boreal and montane Europe, with populations extending from Scandinavia through the Alps and Carpathians into central Siberia. The adult wingspan measures approximately 20–25 mm, with the intricate grey, white, and dark cross-banded pattern typical of pug moths providing superb camouflage against spruce bark and lichen-covered surfaces. The species is closely associated with Norway spruce (Picea abies) and related conifers, whose developing cones serve as the principal larval foodplant. Larvae feed within the scales of ripening cones, making detection and study challenging. Adults fly in a single generation from June to August, active at night and attracted to light. The cloaked pug is characteristic of mature boreal coniferous forest and montane spruce woodland, habitats that have declined in extent across parts of Central Europe due to conversion to plantation forestry and changing forest management practices. Its conservation depends on the maintenance of naturally structured boreal and subalpine forests with abundant cone-bearing conifers.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden