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Ennomos fuscantaria (dusky thorn)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ennomos quercaria, the clouded August thorn, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is mostly found in southern Europe. There are two dubious records from Britain, one in the 19th century, then again in south-east England in 1992. The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on various Quercus species.
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Infraspecies

Ennomos fuscantaria algeriensis
Ennomos fuscantaria fuscantaria

Prey / Diet

Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut)[1]
Fraxinus excelsior (European ash)[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