Angerona prunaria

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The hepialid moth Triodia sylvina (Orange Swift) is also sometimes called "Orange Moth".
Orange Moth
Typical individual
Typical individual
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Angeronini
Genus: Angerona
Species: A. prunaria
Binomial name
Angerona prunaria
Linnaeus, 1758

The Orange Moth (Angerona prunaria) is a lepidoptera from the family Geometridae, the geometer moths.

The moth prefers forest areas and is mostly found in The Netherlands and Belgium.

The flight time is May to July.

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