Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Cypress Pug (Eupithecia phoeniceata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.The wingspan is 18 22 mm. The moths flies from August to September depending on the location. The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera. A very large family, it has around 35,000 species of moths described, and over 1,400 species from 6 subclasses indigenous to North America). A well-known member is the Peppered Moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpa and other cultivars.