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Topic: Freyer's pug

Hi

We have just been looking at a puzzling Freyer's pug Eupithecia intricata record on Rec6.

If we use the common name on the recommended Lepidoptera checklist it will not find it.
There is no scientific name Eupithecia intricata on the recommended Lepidoptera checklist.
If we use the common name on the Recorder 3.3 checklist it will not find it.
If we use the scientific name on the Recorder 3.3 checklist it will find it.
Any ideas why this is happening?

Many thanks

Pauline

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Re: Freyer's pug

I don't know the answer but have had a look at the checklist from NHM's website (the Agassiz excel version, not the species inventory) and it has Eupithecia arceuthata (Freyer, 1841) Freyer's Pug split from Eupithecia intricata intricata (Zetterstedt, 1839) Edinburgh Pug and Eupithecia intricata hibernica (Mere, 1964)    Mere's Pug, which might be something to do it?

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