Ennomos fuscantaria
| Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ennomini |
| Genus: | Ennomos |
| Species: | E. fuscantaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ennomos fuscantaria Haworth, 1809 | |
The Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in the western part of the Palearctic ecozone in West Europe and from central Scandinavia its range extends to the Northern Mediterranean and East to Russia
Caterpillar
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The ground colour is ochre-yellow . There are violet grey flecks on the forewing and an oblong discal spot .The fasciae (bands) are grey-brown.On the hind wing the grey brown tranverse line hides a small discal spot.
Similar Species: Other Ennomos species.
The moth from July to October depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on Fraxinus excelsior, but also Ligustrum and other shrubs.
External links
- European Butterflies and Moths by Christopher Jonko
- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Dusky Thorn on UKmoths
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