Lime-speck Pug

Eupithecia centaureata

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

National status

Unassessed

Local assessment

Unassessed

Statistics

Occurrences

1,361 since 2000 2,057 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

122 since 2000 145 all time

Earliest occurrence

1897

Latest occurrence

2026

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

Monthly occurrences

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Cite this page

GLNP (2026). Eupithecia centaureata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?t=NHMSYS0021144104 (Accessed 23 August 2026).