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#2861 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Toadflax Pug

🇳🇱 Vlasbekdwergspanner ·Eupithecia linariata

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
Toadflax Pug, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Eupithecia linariata , the toadflax pug , is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe and from Anatolia to Tajikistan and Iran.

base stats

  • NL sightings 33iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,574iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 33 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,574 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 (251 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Toadflax Pug
Nederlands
Vlasbekdwergspanner
scientific name
Eupithecia linariata
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Geometridae
sightings in NL
33
sightings in Europe
1,083
sightings worldwide
1,574
GBIF records in NL
892
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1775 by Ignaz Schiffermüller

relatives· Geometridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 472233, Wikidata Q1309429, GBIF 1983648, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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