Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Euchoeca > Euchoeca nebulataEuchoeca nebulata (Dingy Shell)Synonyms: Cidaria obliterata; Euchoeca heparata; Euchoeca obliterata; Eupistera heparata; Eupisteria hepararia; Geometra hepararia; Geometra heparata; Larentia obliterata; Phalaena nebulata (heterotypic); Phalaena obliterata; Phalaena strigata (heterotypic) Euchoeca nebulata, the dingy shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Europe across Russia to Japan. The wingspan is 23–25 mm.The ground colour of the forewing is sandy brown, or orange-cream.The wings have very fine and faint darker cross-lines and creamy-brown chequered fringes There is a double curve on the termen of the hindwing. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on birch and alder. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Corsydd Llyn/ Lleyn Fens |
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701 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dawlish Warren |
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145 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Emer Bog |
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93 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Glannau Môn: Cors heli / Anglesey Coast: Saltmarsh |
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2614 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Kennet Valley Alderwoods |
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140 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Usk/ Afon Wysg |
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2490 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Roudsea Wood and Mosses |
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1163 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Dartmoor Woods |
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5330 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Stodmarsh |
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1395 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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West Midlands Mosses |
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455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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