Triphosa dubitata
| Triphosa dubitata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Triphosa |
| Species: | T. dubitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Triphosa dubitata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Triphosa dubitata, the tissue, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from North-west Africa across Europe to Asia and Japan.
The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Prunus padus, Rhamnus species (including Rhamnus frangula and Rhamnus cathartica) and Fraxinus excelsior.
Subspecies
- Triphosa dubitata dubitata
- Triphosa dubitata amblychiles Prout, 1937
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