Ennomos quercaria
Clouded August thorn | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Ennomos |
Species: | E. quercaria |
Binomial name | |
Ennomos quercaria (Hübner, 1813) | |
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Ennomos quercaria, the clouded August thorn, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is mostly found in southern Europe. There are two dubious records from Britain, one in the 19th century, then again in south-east England in 1992.
The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on various Quercus species.
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