Lime-speck Pug vs Sertania Metalmark

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Lime-speck Pug Sertania Metalmark
Scientific Name Eupithecia centaureata Sertania circumdata
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Geometridae Riodinidae
Size 19-23 mm wingspan 22-28 mm wingspan
Habitat Farmland Grasslands
Diet Herbivores Nectar Feeders
Regions Europe, Asia South America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Lime-speck Pug

A small whitish moth with a distinctive dark spot on each forewing. One of the most widespread pug moths. Larvae feed on flowers of many plant species.

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One of the most polyphagous pug moths, with larvae recorded on the flowers of over 50 plant families.

Sertania Metalmark

Small brown butterfly with orange patches and metallic scaling on the underside. Endemic to the Brazilian cerrado biome.

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Its range is restricted almost entirely to the threatened cerrado savanna biome of Brazil.