Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Pachycnemia > Pachycnemia hippocastanariaPachycnemia hippocastanaria (Horse Chestnut Moth)Synonyms: Alsophila difformaria; Chesias hippocastanata; Geometra degenerata; Geometra hippocastanaria (homotypic); Pachycnemia anomalata; Pachycnemia dilutior; Pachycnemia modestaria; Pachycnemia nigrescens; Pachycnemia rachonica; Sthanelia hippocastanaria Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, the horse chestnut moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May, and again in a partial second generation in August, usually with fewer and smaller moths. The larvae feed on Calluna species, although both the English and Latin names refer to the horse chestnut. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen |
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10186 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dawlish Warren |
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145 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
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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East Devon Pebblebed Heaths |
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2767 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Große Luppe - Reinsberge - Veronikaberg |
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6136 |
Germany |
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Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs |
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3577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes |
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3127 |
England, United Kingdom |
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NSG 'Holzbachtal' |
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143 |
Germany |
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Schweinaer Grund - Zechsteingürtel um Bad Liebenstein |
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5293 |
Germany |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Steilhänge der Saar |
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2738 |
Germany |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thorne Moor |
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4718 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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TÜP Ohrdruf - Jonastal |
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14824 |
Germany |
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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
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