Brindled Pug

An early-emerging species associated with oak and hawthorn.&nbsp; Common and widespread, coming to light in gardens in small numbers, but can be very abundant in woodlands, with Great Breach Wood in the Poldens holding a particularly strong population.

Marsh Pug

A nationally scarce species which has always been very rare in&nbsp;the county but may be overlooked. Its habitat preferences are open, marshy, habitats, wet meadows and fens, coastal sand dunes and waste ground, where its food plant, Field Mouse-ear, can be found.&nbsp; The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of the foodplant. It may fly in sunshine and will sometimes come to light.

Netted Pug

A moth whose decline in the county is no doubt attributable to the disappearance of its foodplants - 'white' campions such as Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris - from the countryside.&nbsp; Most recent records are coastal, from two main areas - the Exmoor coast west of Minehead, and the coast between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol.&nbsp; The likely foodplant here is Sea Campion Silene uniflora.

Netted Pug

Eupithecia venosata