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Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Horse Chestnut Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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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Infraspecies

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Prey / Diet

Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Erica tetralix (crossleaf heath)[1]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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