Description: Wingspan 14-15 mm. Forewings pale whitish grey, occasionally with a yellowish tinge. Crosslines darker in colour and usually distinct in fresh specimens. The discal spot is normally small and vague. Hindwings similar in appearance. Skinner gives May and June as the normal flight period in Britain.

World Distribution: Eurasiatic; Common and widespread across much of Europe.

Irish Distribution: Currently unknown. There are no reliable recent records for this species. It was formerly recorded from Londonderry in 1875, Favour Royal in 1902, Slaghtfreeden and Lissan Estate in 1921.

Ecology: An apparently rare species associated mainly with woodland and sandy areas. The larvae feed during July and August. Recorded foodplants include Yellow-rattle Rhinathus minor and Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. It overwinters as a pupa.

Key Identification Features:

• Discal spot indistinct
• Dark crosslines

Distribution Map from NBN: Eupithecia plumbeolata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Eupithecia plumbeolata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.