Editing Slender pug (section)

===Ova===
When first laid, the eggs are cream and they change to dark red before over wintering. The 0.06&nbsp;mm eggs can be found from June to early March on willows.<ref name="amr">{{cite book |last1=Riley |first1=Adrian M |last2=Prior |first2=Gaston |last3=Wilson |first3=David |title=British And Irish Pug Moths |date=2003 |publisher=Harley Books |location=Colchester |isbn=0-946589-51-8 |pages=33–36}}</ref> The egg is laid in cracks in bark of sallow and hibernates.
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140px|left|Figs 4, 4a larvae in various stages of growth]]