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Cepphis advenaria (Little Thorn Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cepphis advenaria, the little thorn, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm.The ground colour is usually whitish, freckled and clouded with grey brown. The cross lines are slightly darker. The markings may be tinged with ochreous, or with red. On the rear wing is a dark dot.See also the genus description (references - Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003). The larvae feed mainly on bilberry.
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Pipistrellus pipistrellus (common pipistrelle)[3]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
3Ecology of Commanster
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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