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Eupithecia valerianata - Pupa (dorsolateral) Resulting pupa from this caterpillar:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98165/eupithecia_valerianata_-_caterpillar.html" title="Eupithecia valerianata - Caterpillar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98165_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bhsQagO1inPCHUWjjkd5P60GGHQ%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Eupithecia valerianata - Caterpillar Tiny caterpillar that came into view while documenting the nymphs of https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/35128/acompus_rufipes.html living on Valeriana officinalis. Took a few Q&amp;D shots and kept it with the nymphs and it rendered the pupa below:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98164/eupithecia_valerianata_-_pupa_ventrolateral.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98163/eupithecia_valerianata_-_pupa_dorsolateral.html<br />
Not too many images of caterpillar and pupae around, so worthwile to upload this &quot;side track&quot; too ;o) Caterpillar,Eupithecia,Eupithecia valerianata,Eupitheciini,Geometridae,Geometroidea,Jane&#039;s garden,Larentiinae,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Valerian Pug,Valeriana officinalis,nl Valeriaandwergspanner" /></a></figure><br />
Ventrolateral here:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98164/eupithecia_valerianata_-_pupa_ventrolateral.html" title="Eupithecia valerianata - Pupa (ventrolateral)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98164_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=vLi0DumSqubajZsxyMils8ICAcc%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Eupithecia valerianata - Pupa (ventrolateral) Resulting pupa from this caterpillar:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98165/eupithecia_valerianata_-_caterpillar.html<br />
Dorsolateral here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98163/eupithecia_valerianata_-_pupa_dorsolateral.html Eupithecia,Eupithecia valerianata,Eupitheciini,Geometridae,Geometroidea,Jane&#039;s garden,Larentiinae,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Pupa,nl Valeriaandwergspanner" /></a></figure> Eupithecia,Eupithecia valerianata,Eupitheciini,Geometridae,Geometroidea,Jane's garden,Larentiinae,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Pupa,nl Valeriaandwergspanner Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

''Eupithecia valerianata'', the valerian pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from Great Britain, through central Europe to western Russia, Belarus and northern Iran.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Jul 18, 2020.