Description: Wingspan 17-21 mm. Forewings greyish brown, with a distinctive white spot at the lower aspect of the pale sub-marginal line. There are also additional white spots in the central area of the sub-marginal line and near the costa, although these are not always present in all individuals. The hindwings are pale whitish brown, with a small white dot at the anal angle. End of May to late August. Skinner gives May to September as the normal flight period in Britain.

World Distribution: Eurasiatic; widespread across northern and central Europe, eastern Asia and Japan.

Irish Distribution: All the records are from the eastern counties of Armagh and Down apart from a record from Crom Estate, Fermanagh in 2000.

Ecology: This species is found in woodland, fens and other damp habitats. Adults are not overly attracted to light, which might account for its scarceness at many suitable sites. It is probably more widespread in the west than current records indicate.

Key Identification Features:

• White spot at the lower aspect of the sub-marginal line
• Small white spot at the anal angle on the hindwing

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

iNaturalist: Eupithecia tripunctaria at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.