Brindled Pug

Brindled Pug

Eupithecia abbreviata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

18 Verified sightings at Liverpool
20 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brindled Pug

The brindled pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) is a moth of the family Geometridae found in Europe including the British Isles as well as further east to the Baltic States, Armenia, Turkey and the Caucasus. South it reaches North Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brindled Pug in Liverpool?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Pug sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 344th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brindled Pug in Liverpool?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brindled Pug in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brindled Pug?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brindled Pug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Liverpool the best place to see a Brindled Pug?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Brindled Pug sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Brindled Pug live in Liverpool?

Same genus: Eupithecia

The closest relatives of the Brindled Pug that you can see in Liverpool (genus Eupithecia, Pug Moths) are Lime-Speck Pug (about 10%), Foxglove Pug (about 10%) and Oak-Tree Pug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brindled Pug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brindled Pug is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (18 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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