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title: "Groene dwergspanner"
description: "Pasiphila rectangulata — Insecten en spinnen. The green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/green-pug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Groene dwergspanner

> Pasiphila rectangulata — Insecten en spinnen. The green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Pasiphila rectangulata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 19471
- Wikidata: [Q286032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286032)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129223](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129223)

## Names

- en: Green Pug
- de: Graugrüner Apfel-Blütenspanner
- fr: Eupithécie rectangulaire
- nl: Groene dwergspanner

## Countries with the most observations

US (4145), CA (3512), GB (1418), DE (500), FR (332), DK (262), AT (227), RU (194), CH (185), NL (133), BE (118), FI (109)

## Summary

The green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Chloroclystis or Rhinoprora. It is common throughout the Palearctic region (from Ireland to Japan) and the Near East, but also appears in North America. 
Typically this species has green wings with distinct dark bars but it can be quite variable and is often mostly dark brown with little green. The green coloration also fades over time. "Green, more or less dulled with black, the lines black, the postmedian forming sharper angles than in the two following (C. debiliata, C. agitata). Underside very sharply…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_pug

## Photo

![Groene dwergspanner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-pug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jack Gelinas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385604033

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-pug?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).