Lime-speck pug

The lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, found in Europe, Central Asia, Mongolia, southern Siberia, eastern China and Taiwan, and also in the Near East and North Africa. The wings are largely white apart from a black blotch on the costa of the forewing, and the wingspan is 20 to 24 millimetres. The larva is long and thin, usually green or yellow and often marked with red, and it feeds on the flowers of a variety of plants. Often two broods are produced each year, adults fly at night from summer into autumn and are attracted to light and nectar-rich flowers, and the species overwinters as a pupa.