Bug FAQEarly Pug
Eupithecia swettii · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
The forewings measure about 8.5 to 10.5 mm in length. It lives in the eastern part of North America, from Quebec and Massachusetts down to North Carolina and across to Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. Adults fly from January through April in the south and can be seen as late as May or July in the north.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 8.5 to 10.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing from January to April in the southern part of its range and up to May or July in the northern part.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
When are Early Pug moths active?
Adults fly from January through April in the south and can be seen as late as May or July in the north.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia_swettii
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Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.